Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ … literacy location LPIA male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ … literacy location LPIA male was 0.9 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Bolivia is 0.9 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Bolivia peaked at 0.9 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.42 LPIA, in 1992.
Bolivia ranks 18th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ … literacy location LPIA male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.42 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.58 LPIA | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 0.67 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.65 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.75 LPIA | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.71 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.81 LPIA | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.77 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.86 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 LPIA | +12.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.9 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.665 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.9 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.78 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.42 LPIA | 0.42 LPIA | 0.42 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6625 LPIA | 0.58 LPIA | 0.75 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7633 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8533 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.73 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.75 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Bolivia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Bolivia was 0.9 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bolivia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Bolivia ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release