School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia
Bolivia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.46 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia is 5.46 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia peaked at 5.59 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.62 years, in 1970.
That places Bolivia 91st out of 198 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.62 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.74 years | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.92 years | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 1.98 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.3 years | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 4.36 years | +89.2% |
| 1999 | 4.77 years | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 4.44 years | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 4.61 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9 years | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.06 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.23 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.23 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.17 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.02 years | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.48 years | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 5.27 years | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.43 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.52 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.46 years | -0.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 5.46 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.11 years, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 5.46 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.13 years, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +89.2% | 2.3 years | 4.36 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.91 years | 1.62 years | 2.3 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.57 years | 4.36 years | 4.77 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.01 years | 4.44 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 years | 5.27 years | 5.59 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 88 Aruba 5.56 years compare
- 89 Nepal 5.53 years compare
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 5.52 years compare
- 92 Peru 5.44 years compare
- 93 Seychelles 5.43 years compare
- 94 San Marino 5.42 years compare
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bolivia was 5.46 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 years in 1970.
- How does Bolivia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Bolivia ranks 91st out of 198 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.