Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Bolivia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Bolivia stood at 97.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Bolivia peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1976.
That places Bolivia 21st out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42.1% | — |
| 1992 | 67.6% | +60.4% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +2.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 97.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 97.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +60.4% | 42.1% | 67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 77.8% | 86.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.2% | 93.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 93.3% | 97.7% | 4 |
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, population 25-64 years, female in Bolivia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Bolivia was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Bolivia ranks 21st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release