Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Only, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Only stood at 65.3%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Only peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1981.
That places WB: Ida Only 148th 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 44 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 33.1% | — |
| 1982 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.9% | 33.1% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 37.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 46.3% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 52.1% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.3% | 65.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.6177 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8718 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8248 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Only?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Only was 65.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 148th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release