Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 81.2% for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 85.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2014.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 68.7% | — |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 66.8% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 65.0% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 80.9% | 85.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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 share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 81.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 21st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.