School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Bolivia

Bolivia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 689,319 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
689,319 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
79th
of 206 countries
All-time high
689,319 number
in 2020
All-time low
339,133 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Bolivia, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Bolivia stood at 689,319 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Bolivia peaked at 689,319 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 339,133 number, in 1970.

Bolivia ranks 79th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, female (number) in Bolivia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 339,133 number —
1971 346,850 number +2.3%
1972 355,156 number +2.4%
1973 363,501 number +2.3%
1974 371,300 number +2.1%
1975 378,078 number +1.8%
1976 386,908 number +2.3%
1977 396,470 number +2.5%
1978 406,105 number +2.4%
1979 415,098 number +2.2%
1980 422,811 number +1.9%
1981 431,869 number +2.1%
1982 441,591 number +2.3%
1983 451,401 number +2.2%
1984 460,641 number +2.0%
1985 468,690 number +1.7%
1986 478,021 number +2.0%
1987 487,246 number +1.9%
1988 495,897 number +1.8%
1989 503,574 number +1.5%
1990 510,146 number +1.3%
1991 518,204 number +1.6%
1992 527,707 number +1.8%
1993 538,177 number +2.0%
1994 548,988 number +2.0%
1995 559,284 number +1.9%
1996 570,371 number +2.0%
1997 580,923 number +1.9%
1998 590,627 number +1.7%
1999 599,185 number +1.4%
2000 606,443 number +1.2%
2001 614,458 number +1.3%
2002 622,681 number +1.3%
2003 630,788 number +1.3%
2004 638,459 number +1.2%
2005 645,365 number +1.1%
2006 652,169 number +1.1%
2007 658,995 number +1.0%
2008 665,584 number +1.0%
2009 671,608 number +0.9%
2010 676,688 number +0.8%
2011 681,177 number +0.7%
2012 684,388 number +0.5%
2013 686,259 number +0.3%
2014 686,836 number +0.1%
2015 686,451 number -0.1%
2016 686,271 number -0.0%
2017 686,650 number +0.1%
2018 687,464 number +0.1%
2019 688,488 number +0.1%
2020 689,319 number +0.1%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 689,319 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 689,319 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 375,860 number 339,133 number 415,098 number 10
1980s 464,174 number 422,811 number 503,574 number 10
1990s 554,361 number 510,146 number 599,185 number 10
2000s 640,655 number 606,443 number 671,608 number 10
2010s 685,067 number 676,688 number 688,488 number 10
2020s 689,319 number 689,319 number 689,319 number 1

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 76 Haiti 723,702 number compare
  2. 77 Papua New Guinea 693,332 number compare
  3. 78 Jordan 690,216 number compare
  4. 80 Togo 645,230 number compare
  5. 81 Sierra Leone 621,940 number compare
  6. 82 Honduras 585,973 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Bolivia?
School age population, primary education, female in Bolivia was 689,319 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 689,319 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 339,133 number in 1970.
How does Bolivia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Bolivia ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.