Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Bolivia
Bolivia: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 95.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Bolivia is 95.55, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Bolivia peaked at 95.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.5, in 1950.
Bolivia ranks 53rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 32.5 | — |
| 1976 | 63.21 | +94.5% |
| 1992 | 79.99 | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 86.72 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 90.29 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 90.7 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.17 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.23 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 94.46 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 92.46 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 93.85 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 95.55 | +1.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 95.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 95.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.56, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 1 |
| 1970s | 63.21 | 63.21 | 63.21 | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.99 | 79.99 | 79.99 | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.72 | 86.72 | 91.17 | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.05 | 92.23 | 94.46 | 3 |
| 2020s | 94.7 | 93.85 | 95.55 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.73 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.75 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Bolivia?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Bolivia was 95.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5 in 1950.
- How does Bolivia rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Bolivia ranks 53rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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