Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total stood at 45.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 45.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1980.
That places WB: Ida Total 127th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.3% | — |
| 1981 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.7% | 25.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 26.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.6% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.9% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 41.9% | 45.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 45.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 127th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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