Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age) was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education, female in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education, female in Bolivia is 67.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, female in Bolivia peaked at 67.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1992.
That places Bolivia 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.9% | — |
| 1992 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | +3.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 67.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 67.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.8%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 42.6% | 49.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 48.1% | 67.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 45.1% | 60.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 51.4% | 67.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, female in Bolivia?
- Labor force with basic education, female in Bolivia was 67.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1992.
- How does Bolivia rank for labor force with basic education, female?
- Bolivia ranks 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).