Out-of-school children in Bolivia

In Bolivia, 9.3% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1998 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Bolivia, 2024 9.3% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2023 +5.1percentage points 2023: 4.2%
Position in 2024 35th of 120 See the full ranking

Out-of-school children in Bolivia over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period Bolivia
2024 9.3%
2023 4.2%
2022 3.4%
2021 4.2%
2020 5.0%
2019 6.0%
2018 7.2%
2017 8.9%
2016 10.4%
2015 11.1%
2014 11.1%
2013 10.6%
2012 9.8%
2011 6.8%
2010 4.3%
2009 1.4%
2008 0.3%
2007 0.5%
2006 0.5%
2005 0.5%
2004 0.7%
2003 0.4%
2002 0.2%
2001 0.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.1 percentage points from 4.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.1%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 120 countries with data for 2024, Bolivia has the 35th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
ROFST.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1998 to 2024 for Bolivia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org