Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1974.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 46th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 66.5% | — |
| 1975 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 72.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 73.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 79.8% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 88.6% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 66.5% | 69.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 74.7% | 70.1% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.6% | 81.1% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 89.8% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.7% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1974.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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