Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 70.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only stood at 70.9%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only peaked at 70.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1981.
That places WB: Ida Only 151st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 43.7% | — |
| 1982 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.3% | 43.7% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 47.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 55.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 59.9% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.3% | 70.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.6177 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8718 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8248 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only was 70.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 151st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Only 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