Bolivia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Literacy rate, adult male
Bolivia
98.8%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
95.0%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
14th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Bolivia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 98.8% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Bolivia ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 88 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.8% | 80.8% | 4.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 85.8% | 2.4% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 91.3% | 3.4% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 93.1% | 3.6% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 94.8% | 3.2% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Bolivia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Bolivia, at 98.8% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 3.8%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Bolivia ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.