Bolivia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Literacy rate, youth female
Bolivia
99.7%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
98.9%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
13th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Bolivia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 99.7% against 98.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Bolivia ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th of 105 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.8% | 87.0% | 11.2% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 91.6% | 93.2% | 1.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.7% | 1.1% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.4% | 0.8% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 0.8% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Bolivia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bolivia, at 99.7% against 98.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 0.8%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Bolivia ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.