Bolivia
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is strongest, but Innovation and Governance remain constraints
Bolivia demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (48th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 48th
- Global rank
- #93
- Regional rank
- #13
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Country profile
Bolivia remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Its weakest results are in Innovation (34, 21st percentile) and Governance (32, 26th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.
Regionally, Bolivia leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.
Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.
Key insights
Places 93rd worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 13th within Latin America & Caribbean.
Scores range from Access & Parity (72.3) to Governance (32.1), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score