Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Bolivia

Bolivia: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 9.55 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9.55
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
57th
of 90 countries
All-time high
9.55
in 2021
All-time low
6.51
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Bolivia, 1997–2021

02468101997200920211997: 6.51999: 6.82000: 72001: 6.82002: 6.82003: 6.72005: 7.32006: 7.42007: 82008: 82009: 8.12011: 8.62012: 8.72013: 9.12014: 8.62015: 8.82016: 8.82017: 8.92018: 9.12019: 9.42020: 9.52021: 9.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Bolivia is 9.55, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Bolivia peaked at 9.55 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.51, in 1997.

Bolivia ranks 57th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, female in Bolivia, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 6.51
1999 6.75 +3.8%
2000 6.95 +2.9%
2001 6.82 -2.0%
2002 6.75 -0.9%
2003 6.68 -1.0%
2005 7.31 +9.4%
2006 7.4 +1.2%
2007 7.96 +7.6%
2008 8.05 +1.1%
2009 8.11 +0.8%
2011 8.6 +6.1%
2012 8.72 +1.4%
2013 9.11 +4.4%
2014 8.65 -5.1%
2015 8.77 +1.4%
2016 8.81 +0.4%
2017 8.95 +1.6%
2018 9.08 +1.5%
2019 9.39 +3.4%
2020 9.47 +0.9%
2021 9.55 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.63 6.51 6.75 2
2000s 7.33 6.68 8.11 9
2010s 8.9 8.6 9.39 9
2020s 9.51 9.47 9.55 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 54 Paraguay 9.8 compare
  2. 55 Montenegro 9.68 compare
  3. 56 Nigeria 9.67 compare
  4. 58 Colombia 9.54 compare
  5. 59 Brazil 9.46 compare
  6. 60 Mexico 9.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Bolivia?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Bolivia was 9.55 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 9.55 in 2021.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.51 in 1997.
How does Bolivia rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Bolivia ranks 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,231 data points, 1970–2021
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