Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total is 70.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1980.
That places WB: Ida Total 159th 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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.9% | — |
| 1981 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 55.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 44.9% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 49.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 55.9% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 60.6% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.5% | 70.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 70.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 159th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release