What share of children in Bolivar attend basic school?

The net attendance rate in basic general education (ages 5 to 14) in Bolivar was 96.0% in 2025 against 95.5% nationally; 8th highest of the 24 provinces.

What share of teenagers in Bolivar attend secondary school?

87.6% of young people aged 12 to 17 in Bolivar attended secondary school at the expected level in 2025 (national 87.0%), 8th highest of the 24 provinces.

What share of young people in Bolivar attend upper secondary school?

The net attendance rate in bachillerato (upper secondary, ages 15 to 17) in Bolivar was 72.9% in 2025 against 74.7% nationally, 10th lowest of the 24 provinces. The gross rate, which counts students of any age, was 97.5%.

Education in Bolivar, Ecuador: official figures

People aged 24 and over in Bolivar had 8.7 years of schooling on average in 2025, against 10.4 nationally; the lowest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 the average was 8.3 years.

What is the illiteracy rate in Bolivar?

The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over in Bolivar was 16.9% in 2025, against 6.4% nationally; the highest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 it was 14.5%.

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Is school attendance rising in Bolivar?

Net bachillerato attendance in Bolivar was 68.2% in 2018 and 72.9% in 2025 (up 4.7 percentage points); nationally it went from 71.0% to 74.7%.

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How Bolivar compares with other provinces

Average years of schooling (aged 24 and over) (2025)

Bolivar ranks 24 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (aged 24 and over)
18	Orellana	9.4
19	Manabi	9.4
20	Cotopaxi	9.3
21	Morona Santiago	9.2
22	Imbabura	9.2
23	Canar	8.8
24	Bolivar	8.7

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Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over) (2025)

Bolivar ranks 1 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over)
1	Bolivar	16.9%
2	Chimborazo	14.2%
3	Imbabura	12.1%
4	Cotopaxi	11.6%
5	Manabi	10.2%
6	Canar	9.0%
7	Morona Santiago	8.8%

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Net attendance rate, bachillerato (ages 15 to 17) (2025)

Bolivar ranks 15 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, bachillerato (ages 15 to 17)
12	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	74.6%
13	Zamora Chinchipe	74.3%
14	Chimborazo	74.0%
15	Bolivar	72.9%
16	Guayas	71.2%
17	Los Rios	70.8%
18	Esmeraldas	69.0%

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Net attendance rate, secondary (ages 12 to 17) (2025)

Bolivar ranks 8 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, secondary (ages 12 to 17)
5	Loja	89.3%
6	Canar	89.1%
7	Azuay	88.5%
8	Bolivar	87.6%
9	Chimborazo	87.3%
10	Cotopaxi	87.1%
11	Santa Elena	86.9%

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): ENEMDU Anual 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Empleo, Desempleo y Subempleo): tabulados de mercado laboral, educación, vivienda, pobreza y desigualdad por provincia, 2018-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f969666762d3…)

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