8 answers, 2 from Bolivia's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
96.7% of adults in Bolivia aged 15 and over could read and write in 2024, up from 95.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank.
The figures come from Bolivia's household surveys, in which people report whether they can read and write. Government spending on education was 7.5% of GDP in 2024, according to UNESCO data. The 2024 census, run by the National Institute of Statistics, also measured literacy for the whole population.
Government spending on education in Bolivia was 7.5% of GDP in 2024, down from 7.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. The gross enrolment ratio in secondary school was 90.5% in 2024, according to the same source.
Education spending covers all levels of public education, including salaries and investment. The gross enrolment ratio divides all secondary pupils by the population of secondary-school age, so it can include older pupils. School statistics are published by the Ministry of Education.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
In 2018, net primary school enrolment in Bolivia was 92.9%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2005 was 2006, at 95.1%; its low point was 2013, at 86.3%. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 92.9%, and Bolivia placed 10th highest of 17. World rank, highest first: 35th of 69.
90.5%: that is gross secondary school enrolment in Bolivia for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Since 2005 it has ranged from 83.8% (2009) to 91.4% (2023). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 91.6%, and Bolivia placed 13th highest of 22. Of 100 countries with 2024 data, 63rd highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 96.7%. No year since 2007 has been higher. Latin America & Caribbean median: 94.7%; Bolivia is 2nd highest of 13.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, government spending on education in Bolivia was 7.5% of GDP in 2024. Since 2006 it has ranged from 6.4% of GDP (2006) to 8.4% of GDP (2020). It is 1st highest of 11 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 3.8% of GDP. Worldwide: 5th of 36.
In 2018, the number of primary pupils per teacher in Bolivia was 18, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2013. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 18, and Bolivia placed 9th highest of 18. Worldwide: 53rd of 85.
91.0%: that is the primary completion rate in Bolivia for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2010 was 2012, at 98.2%; its low point was 2015, at 89.5%. It is 12th highest of 19 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 93.9%. Of 104 countries with 2024 data, 73rd highest.
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