Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 1976.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 91.5% | — |
| 1992 | 96.3% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 9th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.