Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Ibrd Only is 93.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 93.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1975.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 67th 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: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 72.2% | — |
| 1976 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.9% | 72.2% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 74.5% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 81.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 88.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.2% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.8% | 93.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 212.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Ibrd Only was 93.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1975.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 67th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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