Education in La Paz, Bolivia: official figures
In 2024 the literacy rate for residents of La Paz municipality aged 15 or over was 98.7%, the highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 98.2% in 2012 and 95.9% for Bolivia in 2024.
How many women in La Paz can read and write?
Literacy in La Paz municipality was 99.6% for men and 97.8% for women aged 15 or over in 2024, a gap of 1.7 percentage points.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in La Paz have?
Adults aged 19 or over in La Paz municipality had 13.5 average years of study in 2024, the highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure was 12.0 in 2012 and 10.6 for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyDo women in La Paz study as long as men?
Women aged 19 or over in La Paz municipality averaged 13.1 years of study in 2024 and men 13.8.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in La Paz have a university education?
Of the residents of La Paz municipality aged 19 or over in 2024, 60.1% had reached higher education (it was 47.2% in 2012), the highest 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 La Paz have had no schooling?
In 2024, 1.6% of residents of La Paz municipality aged 19 or over had no schooling, the lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on that share; secondary was the highest level for 31.3% and the national no-schooling share was 4.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow La Paz compares with other cities in Bolivia
Literacy rate, aged 15 and over, 2024 (2024)
La Paz ranks 1 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Literacy rate, aged 15 and over, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 98.7% |
| 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% |
Average years of study, aged 19 and over, 2024 (2024)
La Paz ranks 1 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average years of study, aged 19 and over, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 13.5 years |
| 2 | Oruro | 12.5 years |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 12.3 years |
| 4 | Sucre | 12.0 years |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 12.0 years |
| 6 | Potosí | 11.9 years |
| 7 | El Alto | 11.6 years |
School attendance rate, aged 4 to 17, 2024 (2024)
La Paz ranks 1 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)
La Paz ranks 1 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of adults aged 19 and over with higher education, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 60.1% |
| 2 | Sucre | 52.9% |
| 3 | Oruro | 51.4% |
| 4 | Cochabamba | 49.5% |
| 5 | Potosí | 48.4% |
| 6 | Tarija | 45.5% |
| 7 | Sacaba | 41.5% |
Share of adults aged 19 and over with no schooling, 2024 (2024)
La Paz ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of adults aged 19 and over with no schooling, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | La Paz | 1.6% |
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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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