Bolivia - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Bolivia was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 6.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Bolivia was 1,480,516 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,544,430 in 2002 and a minimum value of 609,174 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 609,174
1971 620,865
1972 646,341
1973 679,557
1974 710,943
1975 760,956
1976 795,508
1977 790,081
1978 816,377
1979 847,777
1980 856,933
1981 889,615
1983 950,896
1984 1,023,633
1986 1,043,770
1987 1,129,846
1989 1,057,479
1990 1,097,661
1996 1,326,463
1997 1,365,325
1999 1,444,879
2000 1,492,023
2001 1,501,040
2002 1,544,430
2003 1,531,996
2004 1,541,559
2006 1,508,194
2007 1,512,002
2008 1,508,389
2009 1,480,516

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Bolivia was 48.74 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 49.01 in 2006, while its lowest value was 48.57 in 1998.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 48.57
1999 48.69
2000 48.73
2001 48.76
2002 48.79
2003 48.90
2004 48.97
2006 49.01
2007 48.98
2008 48.86
2009 48.74

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Bolivia was 62,430 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65,254 in 2002 and a minimum value of 58,270 in 2001.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1999 58,441
2000 59,525
2001 58,270
2002 65,254
2003 64,026
2004 64,426
2007 62,430

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Bolivia was 61.41 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 61.66 in 2002, while its lowest value was 60.32 in 2001.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 61.06
2000 61.28
2001 60.32
2002 61.66
2003 61.42
2004 61.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes