Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 74.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1986.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 170th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 61.3% | — |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.2% | 61.3% | 63.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 63.5% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 65.8% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 66.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.9% | 74.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1986.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 170th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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