Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1049 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bolivia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.1049 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bolivia peaked at 0.1109 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0348 units per person, in 1970.
Bolivia ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0348 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.037 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0408 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0418 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0489 units per person | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.091 units per person | +86.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0981 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.093 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0967 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1028 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1063 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1098 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1109 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1096 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1086 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1076 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1053 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1101 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1066 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1083 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1099 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.11 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1106 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1097 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1074 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1057 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1049 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1042 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1054 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1044 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1044 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1049 units per person | +0.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.1049 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0801 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.1049 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0767 units per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +86.1% | 0.0489 units per person | 0.091 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0406 units per person | 0.0348 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0945 units per person | 0.091 units per person | 0.0981 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1051 units per person | 0.093 units per person | 0.1109 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1083 units per person | 0.1049 units per person | 0.1106 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1047 units per person | 0.1042 units per person | 0.1054 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 31 Cape Verde 0.1074 units per person compare
- 32 Mexico 0.1069 units per person compare
- 33 New Zealand 0.1063 units per person compare
- 35 Azerbaijan 0.1042 units per person compare
- 36 French Polynesia 0.1039 units per person compare
- 37 Oman 0.1026 units per person compare
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 secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bolivia?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bolivia was 0.1049 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1109 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0348 units per person in 1970.
- How does Bolivia rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.