Education in El Alto, Bolivia: official figures
In 2024 the literacy rate for residents of El Alto municipality aged 15 or over was 97.6%, 5th highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 97.0% in 2012 and 95.9% for Bolivia in 2024.
How many women in El Alto can read and write?
Literacy in El Alto municipality was 99.4% for men and 96.0% for women aged 15 or over in 2024, a gap of 3.4 percentage points.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in El Alto have?
Adults aged 19 or over in El Alto municipality had 11.6 average years of study in 2024, 4th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure was 9.6 in 2012 and 10.6 for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyDo women in El Alto study as long as men?
Women aged 19 or over in El Alto municipality averaged 11.1 years of study in 2024 and men 12.2.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in El Alto have a university education?
Of the residents of El Alto municipality aged 19 or over in 2024, 38.8% had reached higher education (it was 23.8% in 2012), 2nd lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; for Bolivia the share was 33.4%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in El Alto have had no schooling?
In 2024, 2.9% of residents of El Alto municipality aged 19 or over had no schooling, 5th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on that share; secondary was the highest level for 45.1% and the national no-schooling share was 4.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow El Alto compares with other cities in Bolivia
Literacy rate, aged 15 and over, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Literacy rate, aged 15 and over, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 98.7% |
| 3 | Oruro | 98.0% |
| 4 | Cochabamba | 97.8% |
| 5 | El Alto | 97.6% |
| 6 | Potosí | 96.7% |
| 7 | Tarija | 96.6% |
| 8 | Sacaba | 96.5% |
Average years of study, aged 19 and over, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 7 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average years of study, aged 19 and over, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sucre | 12.0 years |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 12.0 years |
| 6 | Potosí | 11.9 years |
| 7 | El Alto | 11.6 years |
| 8 | Tarija | 11.5 years |
| 9 | Sacaba | 11.2 years |
| 10 | Yacuiba | 9.8 years |
School attendance rate, aged 4 to 17, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | School attendance rate, aged 4 to 17, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 98.4% |
| 2 | Oruro | 98.1% |
| 3 | El Alto | 97.6% |
| 4 | Potosí | 97.5% |
| 5 | Sucre | 97.5% |
| 6 | Tarija | 97.3% |
| 7 | Cochabamba | 97.0% |
Share of adults aged 19 and over with higher education, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 9 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of adults aged 19 and over with higher education, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cochabamba | 49.5% |
| 5 | Potosí | 48.4% |
| 6 | Tarija | 45.5% |
| 7 | Sacaba | 41.5% |
| 8 | Santa Cruz | 40.6% |
| 9 | El Alto | 38.8% |
| 10 | Yacuiba | 28.2% |
Share of adults aged 19 and over with no schooling, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of adults aged 19 and over with no schooling, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Potosí | 4.0% |
| 4 | Sacaba | 3.9% |
| 5 | Tarija | 3.9% |
| 6 | El Alto | 2.9% |
| 7 | Cochabamba | 2.6% |
| 8 | Oruro | 2.4% |
| 9 | Santa Cruz | 1.7% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Censo 2024, tabulados por municipio: Educación (alfabetismo, asistencia, nivel de instrucción, años promedio de estudio), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 40d32703b5ac…)
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