Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs East Asia & Pacific: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
76.7%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific
68.5%
in 2019
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
3rd
East Asia & Pacific rank
5th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • East Asia & Pacific
020406080197619972019

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 76.7% against 68.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1976 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 3rd and East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th of 87 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 3 and East Asia & Pacific in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 67.2% 67.7% 0.5% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 70.1% 70.0% 0.2% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 75.0% 70.0% 5.0% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 76.1% 68.6% 7.5% Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or East Asia & Pacific?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 76.7% against 68.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2015.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and East Asia & Pacific?
8.2%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and East Asia & Pacific?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 3rd and East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs East Asia & Pacific: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/adult-illiterate-population-15-years-percent-female/bolivia/east-asia-and-pacific/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/adult-illiterate-population-15-years-percent-female/bolivia/east-asia-and-pacific/">Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs East Asia & Pacific: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the adult illiterate population (age 15+) that is female.