Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Lower 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, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 72.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1975.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th of 203 groups on this measure, 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, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.9% | — |
| 1976 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 31.6% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 33.0% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.7% | 30.9% | 33.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 33.6% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 40.7% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 52.3% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 61.1% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 69.5% | 72.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 72.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 116th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release