Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 94.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 94.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1992.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 15th of 55 countries on this measure, 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, rural, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 42.8% | — |
| 2000 | 53.2% | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 53.2% | 73.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 73.5% | 84.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 82.4% | 94.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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, rural, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1992.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 15th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release