Youth/adult literacy rate in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Youth/adult literacy rate in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) recorded 99.8% for youth/adult literacy rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2001.
That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97.3% | — |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.3% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 20.2% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 8.0% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9914 ratio (2023)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 63.5% (2023)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 20.4% (2007)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 ratio (2024)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 96.5% (2024)
- Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.9525 ratio (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1 ratio (2024)
- Number of destroyed or damaged educational facilities attributed to 5 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 99.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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