Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Total, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Total is 63.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Total peaked at 63.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1981.
That places WB: Ida Total 157th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 34.7% | — |
| 1982 | 35.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 39.5% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 46.5% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 52.1% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.8% | 63.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Total?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Ida Total was 63.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 157th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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