School age population, one year before than official … male than in Bolivia

Bolivia: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 120,979 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
120,979 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 202 countries
All-time high
121,248 number
in 2019
All-time low
64,288 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bolivia, 1970–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bolivia stood at 120,979 number.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bolivia peaked at 121,248 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64,288 number, in 1970.

Bolivia ranks 78th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … male than in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Bolivia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 64,288 number —
1971 66,061 number +2.8%
1972 67,779 number +2.6%
1973 69,367 number +2.3%
1974 70,754 number +2.0%
1975 71,876 number +1.6%
1976 73,888 number +2.8%
1977 75,852 number +2.7%
1978 77,652 number +2.4%
1979 79,162 number +1.9%
1980 80,254 number +1.4%
1981 82,249 number +2.5%
1982 84,162 number +2.3%
1983 85,879 number +2.0%
1984 87,274 number +1.6%
1985 88,216 number +1.1%
1986 89,861 number +1.9%
1987 91,360 number +1.7%
1988 92,721 number +1.5%
1989 93,996 number +1.4%
1990 95,245 number +1.3%
1991 97,379 number +2.2%
1992 99,641 number +2.3%
1993 101,821 number +2.2%
1994 103,648 number +1.8%
1995 104,825 number +1.1%
1996 106,545 number +1.6%
1997 108,071 number +1.4%
1998 109,398 number +1.2%
1999 110,552 number +1.1%
2000 111,570 number +0.9%
2001 113,034 number +1.3%
2002 114,406 number +1.2%
2003 115,623 number +1.1%
2004 116,618 number +0.9%
2005 117,322 number +0.6%
2006 118,394 number +0.9%
2007 119,399 number +0.8%
2008 120,241 number +0.7%
2009 120,801 number +0.5%
2010 120,953 number +0.1%
2011 121,078 number +0.1%
2012 120,952 number -0.1%
2013 120,677 number -0.2%
2014 120,419 number -0.2%
2015 120,365 number -0.0%
2016 120,573 number +0.2%
2017 120,874 number +0.2%
2018 121,152 number +0.2%
2019 121,248 number +0.1%
2020 120,979 number -0.2%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 120,979 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 120,979 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 5.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 71,668 number 64,288 number 79,162 number 10
1980s 87,597 number 80,254 number 93,996 number 10
1990s 103,712 number 95,245 number 110,552 number 10
2000s 116,741 number 111,570 number 120,801 number 10
2010s 120,829 number 120,365 number 121,248 number 10
2020s 120,979 number 120,979 number 120,979 number 1

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 75 Chile 127,513 number compare
  2. 76 Haiti 127,283 number compare
  3. 77 Tajikistan 125,824 number compare
  4. 79 Jordan 118,213 number compare
  5. 80 Togo 114,667 number compare
  6. 81 Papua New Guinea 109,955 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bolivia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bolivia was 120,979 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 121,248 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 64,288 number in 1970.
How does Bolivia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bolivia ranks 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/