Adult literacy rate in Bolivia
96.7% of adults in Bolivia could read and write in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1976.
Bolivia, 2024
96.7%
Change from 2023
+1.2percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Bolivia over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bolivia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.7% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 95.6% in 2023.
- Since 1992, when it was 80.0%, the figure has changed by +16.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Bolivia
All statistics for Bolivia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
93.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
96.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
9.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS