Primary education, teachers in Bolivia
Bolivia: Primary education, teachers was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Bolivia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Bolivia is 65.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Bolivia peaked at 65.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1999.
That places Bolivia 141st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 62.8% | 65.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.0% | 65.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Bolivia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 76,710 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Bolivia?
- Primary education, teachers in Bolivia was 65.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1999.
- How does Bolivia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Bolivia ranks 141st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.