Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9916 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia is 0.9916 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia peaked at 1.01 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9352 index, in 1998.
That places Bolivia 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9352 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.9423 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9946 index | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9966 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9979 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9963 index | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9936 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9953 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.998 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9976 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9933 index | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9918 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9916 index | -1.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.9916 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 index, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.9916 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 index, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9388 index | 0.9352 index | 0.9423 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9946 index | 0.9946 index | 0.9946 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9962 index | 0.9918 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9916 index | 1.01 index | 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia was 0.9916 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9352 index in 1998.
- How does Bolivia rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bolivia ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.