Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 42.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 42.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1988.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 146th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23.9% | — |
| 1989 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 28.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 24.3% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 30.0% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 37.2% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 40.4% | 42.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 42.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1988.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 146th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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