Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.96 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 0.96 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.68 GPIA, in 1976.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 45th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.68 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.82 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.87 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.92 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.68 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.82 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8975 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9267 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,283 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,642 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,575 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164,013 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.96 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release