Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 87.0%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1975.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 98th 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 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 60.2% | — |
| 1976 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 67.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 76.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.9% | 60.2% | 61.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 64.8% | 62.4% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 68.4% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 77.1% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 82.3% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.7% | 87.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1975.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 98th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release