Language
About 80% of the people speak Spanish as their first language, although the Aymara and Quechua languages are also common. Approximately 90% of the children attend primary-school but often for a year or less. Until the 2001 Census the literacy rate was low in many rural areas, but, according to the CIA, the literacy rate was 87% nationwide, similar to Brazil's but below the South American average. Nevertheless in 2008 after the campaign "Yes I can", Bolivia was declared illiteracy-free under the UNESCO standards.
Independence and subsequent wars
Economic instability and continued wars
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
Military governments: García Meza and Siles Zuazo
Sánchez de Lozada and Banzer: Liberalizing the economy
Bolivia under the Morales administration
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Last updated: June 26, 2010