Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia

Bolivia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 92.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
92.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 42 countries
All-time high
92.0%
in 2018
All-time low
70.0%
in 2001
Years of data
18
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 72.5 %2001: 70 %2002: 71.7 %2003: 77.5 %2004: 78.4 %2005: 83.7 %2006: 83.7 %2007: 86.5 %2008: 83.9 %2009: 88.3 %2011: 85.5 %2012: 87.3 %2013: 88.2 %2014: 86.8 %2015: 89.3 %2016: 88.9 %2017: 91 %2018: 92 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 92.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia peaked at 92.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2001.

Bolivia ranks 4th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in Bolivia, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 72.5% —
2001 70.0% -3.4%
2002 71.7% +2.4%
2003 77.5% +8.1%
2004 78.4% +1.2%
2005 83.7% +6.7%
2006 83.7% +0.1%
2007 86.5% +3.3%
2008 83.9% -3.0%
2009 88.3% +5.2%
2011 85.5% -3.1%
2012 87.3% +2.2%
2013 88.2% +1.0%
2014 86.8% -1.6%
2015 89.3% +2.9%
2016 88.9% -0.5%
2017 91.0% +2.4%
2018 92.0% +1.0%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 92.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.1%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 92.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.6%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.6% 70.0% 88.3% 10
2010s 88.6% 85.5% 92.0% 8

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 1 United States 98.9% compare
  2. 2 Chile 95.9% compare
  3. 3 Mongolia 94.9% compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 91.5% compare
  5. 6 Peru 91.4% compare
  6. 7 Mexico 88.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia was 92.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2001.
How does Bolivia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bolivia ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/