School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia
Bolivia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.38 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.38 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.38 million number
in 2020
All-time low
589,388 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia stood at 1.38 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia peaked at 1.38 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 589,388 number, in 1970.
Bolivia ranks 78th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 589,388 number | — |
| 1971 | 599,621 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 611,101 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 624,011 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 638,418 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 654,008 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 666,890 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 681,066 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 696,588 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 713,349 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 730,931 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 744,242 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 759,027 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 775,457 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 793,462 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 812,717 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 829,746 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 847,649 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 866,646 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 887,067 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 908,537 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 926,585 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 944,942 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 963,511 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 981,727 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 999,250 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.26 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.37 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 647,444 number | 589,388 number | 713,349 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 804,694 number | 730,931 number | 887,067 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 990,208 number | 908,537 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Bolivia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 76,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia was 1.38 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 589,388 number in 1970.
- How does Bolivia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Bolivia ranks 78th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.