Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1976.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 36th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 59.3% | — |
| 1977 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 62.1% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 75.3% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 59.3% | 62.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 68.9% | 63.3% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 76.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 88.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.8% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.1% | 95.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1976.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 36th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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