Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
76th
of 203 groups
All-time high
87.8%
in 2024
All-time low
58.7%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 87.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1975.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 76th 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 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 58.7% | — |
| 1976 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 60.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 68.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.5% | 58.7% | 60.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 61.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 70.2% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.2% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 83.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.8% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 73 East Timor 69.4% compare
- 74 Nepal 68.7% compare
- 75 Democratic Republic of Congo 68.5% compare
- 76 Morocco 64.3% compare
- 77 Mozambique 61.7% compare
- 78 Ethiopia 60.5% compare
- 79 Pakistan 58.9% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1975.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 76th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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