Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 63.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 63.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 63.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1988.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 190th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 46.5% | — |
| 1989 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.7% | 46.5% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 47.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 51.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 55.3% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.9% | 63.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 63.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1988.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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