Education spending in Bolivia
Government spending on education in Bolivia was equal to 7.5% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2014.
Bolivia, 2024
7.5%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Bolivia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bolivia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.5% | – |
| 2023 | 7.9% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 7.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.5%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
More for Bolivia
All statistics for Bolivia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
93.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
96.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
9.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS