Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 50,309 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Bolivia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Bolivia stood at 50,309.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Bolivia peaked at 59,935 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35,682, in 1999.
Bolivia ranks 68th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35,682 | — |
| 2011 | 59,118 | +65.7% |
| 2012 | 59,935 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 53,278 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 51,872 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 51,211 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 50,535 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 49,923 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 50,008 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49,803 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 49,815 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49,757 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 49,881 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50,059 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 50,309 | +0.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 50,309 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,544, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 50,309 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524, 3.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +65.7% | 35,682 | 59,118 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,682 | 35,682 | 35,682 | 1 |
| 2010s | 52,854 | 49,803 | 59,935 | 9 |
| 2020s | 49,964 | 49,757 | 50,309 | 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 teachers in primary education, female in Bolivia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Bolivia was 50,309 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 59,935 in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,682 in 1999.
- How does Bolivia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Bolivia ranks 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release