Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 1 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 1 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.83 index, in 1976.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.83 index | — |
| 1992 | 0.95 index | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9787 index | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.98 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9798 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9719 index | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.99 index | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9909 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9799 index | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.99 index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.997 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.995 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.998 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.999 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.997 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.997 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.83 index | 0.83 index | 0.83 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9841 index | 0.9719 index | 0.9909 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9981 index | 0.995 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 20 Burundi 1 index compare
- 21 Mauritius 1 index compare
- 22 Myanmar 1 index compare
- 23 Albania 1 index compare
- 23 Armenia 1 index compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 index compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 index compare
- 23 Belarus 1 index compare
- 23 Brazil 1 index compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 index compare
- 23 China 1 index compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 index compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 index compare
- 23 Georgia 1 index compare
- 23 Jordan 1 index compare
- 23 Kuwait 1 index compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 index compare
- 23 Maldives 1 index compare
- 23 Mexico 1 index compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 index compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 index compare
- 23 Oman 1 index compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 index compare
- 23 Peru 1 index compare
- 23 Qatar 1 index compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 index compare
- 23 Serbia 1 index compare
- 23 Singapore 1 index compare
- 23 Spain 1 index compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 index compare
- 23 Thailand 1 index compare
- 23 Tonga 1 index compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 index compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 index compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 index compare
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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 index in 1976.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.