Literacy rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Literacy rate was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate in Bolivia, 1950–2024
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate in Bolivia stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Bolivia peaked at 96.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1950.
That places Bolivia 40th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 86.7% | 91.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 92.2% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 93.8% | 96.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 76,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate in Bolivia?
- Literacy rate in Bolivia was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1950.
- How does Bolivia rank for literacy rate?
- Bolivia ranks 40th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.