Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 78.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
120th
of 203 groups
All-time high
78.3%
in 2024
All-time low
43.7%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 78.3%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 78.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1975.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 120th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 43.7% | — |
| 1976 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 47.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.5% | 43.7% | 45.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 46.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 52.4% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 62.9% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 69.6% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.0% | 78.3% | 5 |
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 literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 78.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 120th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release