Bolivia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Literacy rate, youth male

Bolivia
99.8%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
99.2%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
9th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
9th

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • Bolivia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
020406080100197620002024

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 99.8% against 99.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

Bolivia ranks 9th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 95 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 91.5% 92.0% 0.5% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 96.3% 96.6% 0.3% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 99.3% 98.5% 0.8% Bolivia
2010s 99.5% 98.9% 0.5% Bolivia
2020s 99.6% 99.1% 0.5% Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Bolivia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Bolivia, at 99.8% against 99.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Bolivia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
0.6%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
Bolivia ranks 9th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Unit
% of males ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,765 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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.