School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bolivia
Bolivia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.1 years
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
128th
of 213 countries
All-time high
12.28 years
in 2005
All-time low
6.93 years
in 1970
Years of data
32
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bolivia is 11.1 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bolivia peaked at 12.28 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.93 years, in 1970.
Bolivia ranks 128th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 7.24 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 7.42 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 8.09 years | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 11.04 years | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 11.58 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 11.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.08 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 12.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.12 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.04 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.95 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.54 years | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.88 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.41 years | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.36 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.36 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.49 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.1 years | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.34 years | 6.93 years | 8.09 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.31 years | 11.04 years | 11.58 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.98 years | 11.54 years | 12.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.44 years | 11.35 years | 11.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4 years | 11.1 years | 11.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 125 Iran 11.2 years compare
- 126 India 11.2 years compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 11.18 years compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 11.07 years compare
- 130 Serbia 11.06 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 11.04 years compare
More education data for Bolivia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bolivia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bolivia was 11.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.28 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 years in 1970.
- How does Bolivia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Bolivia ranks 128th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release