School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Bolivia
Bolivia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Bolivia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 1.35 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Bolivia peaked at 1.59 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.502 years, in 1971.
Bolivia ranks 132nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.502 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.5236 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5557 years | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.755 years | +35.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7248 years | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5773 years | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6148 years | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6272 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6445 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6801 years | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7002 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7267 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7277 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7335 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.915 years | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9398 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9992 years | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9957 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9951 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 years | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9937 years | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9465 years | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9633 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 years | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 1.15 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.25 years | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 years | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.41 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.47 years | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.51 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.57 years | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5 years | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.49 years | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.35 years | -9.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.35 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 years, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.35 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.99 years, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +35.9% | 0.5557 years | 0.755 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5128 years | 0.502 years | 0.5236 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6532 years | 0.5557 years | 0.755 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7309 years | 0.6148 years | 0.9398 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 years | 0.9465 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 years | 0.9633 years | 1.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 years | 1.35 years | 1.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,283 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,642 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,575 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164,013 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Bolivia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Bolivia was 1.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.502 years in 1971.
- How does Bolivia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Bolivia ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release