Bolivia vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, youth male

Bolivia
99.8%
in 2024
Upper middle income
99.3%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
8th

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • Bolivia
  • Upper middle income
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 99.8% against 99.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 95 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 91.5% 90.9% 0.6% Bolivia
1990s 96.3% 95.8% 0.5% Bolivia
2000s 99.3% 98.3% 1.0% Bolivia
2010s 99.5% 99.1% 0.4% Bolivia
2020s 99.6% 99.2% 0.4% Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Bolivia or Upper middle income?
Bolivia, at 99.8% against 99.3% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Bolivia and Upper middle income?
0.5%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Upper middle income?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
Bolivia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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.