School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 5.47 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 5.61 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.65 years, in 1970.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 115th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.91 years | 1.65 years | 2.27 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.45 years | 4.23 years | 4.66 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.02 years | 4.42 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 years | 5.27 years | 5.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 years | 5.46 years | 5.59 years | 5 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.68 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 5.47 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 years in 1970.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 115th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release