Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 468.37 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 468.37 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 523.20 million in 1994 and was at its lowest, 468.37 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 12th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 523.20 million | — |
| 1995 | 519.84 million | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 516.31 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 512.70 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 476.03 million | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 472.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 475.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 481.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 483.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 480.38 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 481.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 495.82 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 507.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 511.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 513.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 513.61 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 494.31 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 497.75 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 500.97 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 496.15 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 495.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 485.82 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 481.65 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 480.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 474.11 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 483.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 480.34 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 476.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 472.83 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 470.57 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 468.37 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 503.44 million | 472.56 million | 523.20 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 494.55 million | 475.89 million | 513.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 489.08 million | 474.11 million | 500.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 473.82 million | 468.37 million | 480.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 468.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 523.20 million in 1994.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 468.37 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release