Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia is 1.01 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia peaked at 1.02 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7855 index, in 1981.
That places Bolivia 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7855 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7968 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8073 index | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8154 index | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8259 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8396 index | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8466 index | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8503 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.853 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8566 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8614 index | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8683 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8808 index | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8929 index | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9024 index | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.906 index | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9109 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9165 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9239 index | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9289 index | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9367 index | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9432 index | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9512 index | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9591 index | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9661 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9719 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9762 index | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9819 index | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9887 index | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9943 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.999 index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.01 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.01 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8245 index | 0.7855 index | 0.853 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.892 index | 0.8566 index | 0.9239 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9604 index | 0.9289 index | 0.9887 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9943 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More gender data for Bolivia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,733 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1438 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,673 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,673 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 124,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 123,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 123,147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7855 index in 1981.
- How does Bolivia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bolivia ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.