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South America > Bolivia > Education

BOLIVIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.32 % of GNI Time series [20th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 5.6 [57th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 47,468 Time series [45th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 5.269 per 1,000 people Time series [63rd of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 19,182 Time series [49th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 2,129.193 per 1,000 people Time series [69th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 28,286 Time series [41st of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 3,139.733 per 1,000 people Time series [59th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 8 years [106th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [26th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [71st of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1,544,430 Time series [62nd of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.178 per capita Time series [19th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 996,577 Time series [57th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 115.06 per 1,000 people Time series [27th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 311,015 Time series [48th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 35.908 per 1,000 people Time series [36th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.79% Time series [49th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 48.33% Time series [102nd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 35.24% Time series [94th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 97% Time series [54th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 96% Time series [61st of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 97% Time series [50th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6% Time series [21st of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 18.1% Time series [14th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 6.3% [25th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 19.7% [21st of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 46.9% [30th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 23.4% [97th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 25.1% [24th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 82.4% Time series [58th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 83.5% Time series [52nd of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 81.4% Time series [53rd of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 101 Time series [34th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 102 Time series [27th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 99 Time series [45th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 68.1% [66th of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 16.21 % Time series [45th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 13.05 % Time series [66th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 36 % Time series [30th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7% [48th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.2% [111st of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 65.973 [132nd of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1 Time series [39th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.97 Time series [120th of 172]
Grade 1 intake rate 67.1 [52nd of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 119.27 % Time series [21st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 118.96 % Time series [31st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 119.11 % Time series [25th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 12.8% Time series [72nd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 7% Time series [76th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 18.5% Time series [63rd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 699,000 Time series [68th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 79.115 per 1,000 people Time series [76th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 185,900 Time series [73rd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 21.041 per 1,000 people Time series [82nd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 513,200 Time series [64th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 58.086 per 1,000 people Time series [63rd of 138]
Library books 125,036 [65th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 14.1156 per 1,000 people [66th of 81]
Library employees 29 [56th of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.00327388 per 1,000 people [57th of 68]
Library members 17,661 [41st of 68]
    Library members (per capita) 1.99379 per 1,000 people [46th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 81.6% Time series [95th of 157]
Literacy > Male 93.1% Time series [79th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 87.2% Time series [87th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 80.65 % Time series [66th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 93.06 % Time series [49th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 86.72 % Time series [62nd of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 96.11 % Time series [54th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.55 % Time series [37th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.32 % Time series [45th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 97.3% Time series [13th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 98.5% Time series [12th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 96.1% Time series [16th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 70.88 % Time series [34th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 70.9 % Time series [33rd of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 70.87 % Time series [37th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 84.67 % Time series [38th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 84.91 % Time series [39th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 84.79 % Time series [40th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 99.22 % Time series [39th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 102.48 % Time series [24th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.88 % Time series [33rd of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [26th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 1,541,559 Time series [57th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.171 per capita Time series [28th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.97 % female Time series [26th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 64,426 Time series [47th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 7.151 per 1,000 people Time series [23rd of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 61.41 % female Time series [98th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 11% [56th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 9.3 [69th of 148]
Progression to secondary level 90 [47th of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 90.15 % Time series [60th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 90.35 % Time series [59th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 89.97 % Time series [55th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.37 % Time series [26th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.06 % Time series [15th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 13.3 [67th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 11 [106th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 45.2 [60th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.93 Time series [67th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 83 [63rd of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 24.2 [82nd of 175]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 54.86 Time series [39th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.76 Time series [35th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 96.98 Time series [110th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 93.29 % Time series [116th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 97.53 % Time series [71st of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 1.6 % Time series [97th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 1.46 % Time series [94th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 1.74 % Time series [96th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 3.7 [90th of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 49.64 % gross Time series [38th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 49.89 % gross Time series [36th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 49.39 % gross Time series [37th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 113.17 % gross Time series [29th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 94 % net Time series [23rd of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 113.03 % gross Time series [22nd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 95.55 % net Time series [40th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 113.3 % gross Time series [38th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 94.44 % net Time series [49th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 19.59 % Time series [34th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 88.5 % gross Time series [64th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 72.69 % net Time series [59th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 87.12 % gross Time series [75th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 72.23 % net Time series [63rd of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 89.83 % gross Time series [56th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 73.13 % net Time series [58th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 28.03 % Time series [27th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 40.62 % gross Time series [44th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 21.35 % gross Time series [26th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 38.91 % gross Time series [14th of 137]
School life expectancy > Total 9.9 years [78th of 110]
Scientific and technical journal articles 33 Time series [103rd of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 1,032,329 Time series [24th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.112 per 1,000 people Time series [19th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 1,032,329 Time series [24th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.112 per capita Time series [17th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.58 % female Time series [53rd of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 44,904 Time series [59th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 4.984 per 1,000 people Time series [77th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 52.83 % female Time series [74th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 49,600 Time series [66th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 5.614 per 1,000 people Time series [92nd of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 35.7% [42nd of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 90.6 % Time series [19th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 93.49 % Time series [19th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 86.02 % Time series [22nd of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 60.2 % Time series [8th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 58.7 % Time series [8th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 61.9 % Time series [10th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 32.5 % Time series [49th of 77]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 0.98 Time series [21st of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bolivia, Republic of Bolivia, Republica de Bolivia

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