Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 67.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bolivia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bolivia stood at 67.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bolivia peaked at 78.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1998.
That places Bolivia 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 33.7% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 35.2% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 44.2% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 67.4% | 78.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 76,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bolivia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bolivia was 67.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1998.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Bolivia ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.