Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
Bolivia recorded 1.05 index for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia peaked at 1.05 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.679 index, in 1981.
That places Bolivia 94th 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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.679 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6917 index | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7103 index | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7312 index | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7536 index | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7658 index | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.775 index | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7849 index | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8034 index | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8185 index | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8286 index | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8347 index | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8392 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8412 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8462 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8519 index | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.865 index | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8705 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8757 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8751 index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8826 index | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.892 index | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.904 index | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9079 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9119 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9179 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9304 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.948 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9645 index | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.972 index | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9698 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9702 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9774 index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.992 index | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.05 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.05 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 index, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7439 index | 0.679 index | 0.8034 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8472 index | 0.8185 index | 0.8757 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9134 index | 0.8751 index | 0.9645 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9973 index | 0.9698 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.05 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia was 1.05 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.679 index in 1981.
- How does Bolivia rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bolivia ranks 94th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.