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.
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
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 76,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (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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