IT Labor Market
Bolivia has a national population of over 8 million with total labor force of 2.5 million. Although Bolivia’s total literacy rate is over 83%, the majority of its population’s income lies below the poverty line. Bolivia imports 100% of its telecommunications equipment. Thus, there are no telecommunications equipment manufacturers in Bolivia. The main IT employers in Bolivia are ENTEL and the 3 largest local telephone cooperatives; Cotel (Cooperative de Telefonos de La Paz, Cotas (Cooperative de Telefonos de Santa Cruz and Cooperativa Mixta de Telecommuniciones Cochabamba.
