Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend
WB: Ida Blend: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ida Blend recorded 69.2% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1980.
That places WB: Ida Blend 160th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.0% | — |
| 1981 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.6% | 47.0% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 51.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 57.4% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 61.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.9% | 69.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Blend
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 44.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Blend rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Blend ranks 160th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Blend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release