Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ida Only recorded 46.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only peaked at 46.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1980.
WB: Ida Only ranks 119th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.2% | — |
| 1981 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 25.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.8% | 25.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 27.0% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 32.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 34.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 43.4% | 46.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8718 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8248 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only was 46.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 119th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release