Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.97 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.97 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.97 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.66 LPIA, in 1992.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.66 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7244 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.79 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7561 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8087 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8286 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8233 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.82 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.85 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.87 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.86 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8705 LPIA | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8813 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.88 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8557 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8607 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8907 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9104 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9368 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.94 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.97 LPIA | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8079 LPIA | 0.7244 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.881 LPIA | 0.8557 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9367 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,710 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3099 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 638,622 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,852 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 333,588 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.97 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release