Literacy rate, adult male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Literacy rate, adult male was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Bolivia, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 98.8% for literacy rate, adult male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Bolivia peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1976.
Bolivia ranks 14th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 75.8% | — |
| 1992 | 88.2% | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +1.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.7%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 98.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 93.1% | 95.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.5% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 98.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- 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 literacy rate, adult male in Bolivia?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Bolivia was 98.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Bolivia ranks 14th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.