School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.68 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 7.68 years. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 9.26 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.68 years, in 2024.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 169th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.58 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.81 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 9.17 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 9.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.17 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.06 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.92 years | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.85 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.5 years | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.43 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.15 years | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.09 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.89 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.97 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.95 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.68 years | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7 years | 8.58 years | 8.81 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 8.5 years | 9.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.02 years | 7.85 years | 8.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 years | 7.68 years | 8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 166 Bermuda 7.82 years compare
- 167 Puerto Rico 7.8 years compare
- 168 El Salvador 7.71 years compare
- 170 Romania 7.63 years compare
- 171 Gambia 7.5 years compare
- 172 San Marino 7.46 years compare
More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 7.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 years in 2024.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release