Education in Yacuiba, Bolivia: official figures
In 2024 the literacy rate for residents of Yacuiba municipality aged 15 or over was 94.7%, the lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 94.6% in 2012 and 95.9% for Bolivia in 2024.
How many women in Yacuiba can read and write?
Literacy in Yacuiba municipality was 96.9% for men and 92.6% for women aged 15 or over in 2024, a gap of 4.4 percentage points.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in Yacuiba have?
Adults aged 19 or over in Yacuiba municipality had 9.8 average years of study in 2024, the lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure was 8.3 in 2012 and 10.6 for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyDo women in Yacuiba study as long as men?
Women aged 19 or over in Yacuiba municipality averaged 9.5 years of study in 2024 and men 10.0.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Yacuiba have a university education?
Of the residents of Yacuiba municipality aged 19 or over in 2024, 28.2% had reached higher education (it was 17.9% in 2012), the 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 Yacuiba have had no schooling?
In 2024, 6.5% of residents of Yacuiba municipality aged 19 or over had no schooling, the highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on that share; secondary was the highest level for 40.7% and the national no-schooling share was 4.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow Yacuiba compares with other cities in Bolivia
Literacy rate, aged 15 and over, 2024 (2024)
Yacuiba ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Literacy rate, aged 15 and over, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cochabamba | 97.8% |
| 5 | El Alto | 97.6% |
| 6 | Potosí | 96.7% |
| 7 | Tarija | 96.6% |
| 8 | Sacaba | 96.5% |
| 9 | Sucre | 95.7% |
| 10 | Yacuiba | 94.7% |
Average years of study, aged 19 and over, 2024 (2024)
Yacuiba ranks 10 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)
Yacuiba ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | School attendance rate, aged 4 to 17, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Potosí | 97.5% |
| 5 | Sucre | 97.5% |
| 6 | Tarija | 97.3% |
| 7 | Cochabamba | 97.0% |
| 8 | Sacaba | 96.8% |
| 9 | Santa Cruz | 94.8% |
| 10 | Yacuiba | 92.6% |
Share of adults aged 19 and over with higher education, 2024 (2024)
Yacuiba ranks 10 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)
Yacuiba ranks 1 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of adults aged 19 and over with no schooling, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yacuiba | 6.5% |
| 2 | Sucre | 5.0% |
| 3 | Potosí | 4.0% |
| 4 | Sacaba | 3.9% |
| 5 | Tarija | 3.9% |
| 6 | El Alto | 2.9% |
| 7 | Cochabamba | 2.6% |
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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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