Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Bolivia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 78.5% (2020), 76th of 176 in the world and 15th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 93.7% (2024), 149th of 191 in the world and 30th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 91.0% (2024), 110th of 168 in the world and 22nd of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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11 indicators
Education: Bolivia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 78.5%2020 | 76/176 | 15/33 | 48.9% | 47.5% | 78.5% | +31.0 ppsince 2010 | 75.6% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 93.7%2024 | 149/191 | 30/39 | 119.1% | 104.4% | 98.2% | −1.8 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 91.0%2024 | 110/168 | 22/33 | · | 97.5% | 92.1% | −0.8 ppsince 2014 | 96.5% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 90.5%2024 | 101/176 | 22/37 | 72.8% | 87.8% | 88.9% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 88.5%2024 | 91/168 | 15/32 | 80.5% | 87.1% | 88.4% | −5.1 ppsince 2014 | 81.5% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 9.3%2024 | 48/178 | 11/35 | 0.1% | 4.3% | 5.0% | −1.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 96.7%2024 | 49/141 | 8/26 | 86.7%2001 | 92.2%2011 | 93.8% | +2.3 ppsince 2012 | 94.9% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.8%2024 | 25/148 | 4/31 | 97.3% | 99.0%2011 | 99.6% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.7% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.82018 | 89/173 | 13/30 | 24.71999 | · | 17.82018 | −28%since 1999 | 21.3 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 7.5%2024 | 12/184 | 2/38 | · | 7.0% | 8.4% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 20.2%2024 | 18/179 | 4/37 | · | 22.1% | 22.9% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+31.0 pp78.5% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment+1.1 pp90.5% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−1.9 pp9.3% in 2024
- Adult literacy+2.3 pp96.7% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.8 pp91.0% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−5.1 pp88.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bolivia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bolivia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bolivia | Brazil | Argentina | Peru | Chile | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 78.5%2020 | 85.9%2020 | 76.2%2020 | 96.4%2021 | 84.5%2020 | 51.1%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 93.7%2024 | 104.3%2024 | 102.5%2023 | 112.8%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 89.4%2024 |
| Primary completion | 91.0%2024 | — | 98.9%2023 | 95.0%2019 | 99.1%2024 | 88.7%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.5%2024 | 104.1%2024 | 105.6%2023 | 108.3%2024 | 105.6%2024 | 79.1%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 88.5%2024 | — | 95.0%2023 | 92.0%2019 | 102.3%2024 | 75.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 9.3%2024 | 2.2%2024 | 0.7%2023 | 0.2%2019 | 2.1%2024 | 13.3%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 96.7%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 99.1%2020 | 93.7%2024 | 96.4%2017 | 94.9%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 99.8%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 99.7%2020 | 99.5%2024 | 99.3%2022 | 98.6%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.82018 | 20.22017 | 17.22008 | 17.42018 | 17.82017 | 24.22012 |