thumb|The Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Bolivia's oldest higher education institution. In 2008, following UNESCO standards, Bolivia was declared free of illiteracy, making it the fourth country in South America to attain this status.
thumb|The Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Bolivia's oldest higher education institution. In 2008, following UNESCO standards, Bolivia was declared free of illiteracy, making it the fourth country in South America to attain this status.