Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 49.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 49.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 49.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1975.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 110th 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 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.8% | — |
| 1976 | 24.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 24.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 26.7% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 29.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 24.8% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 25.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 29.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 36.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 42.5% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.2% | 49.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 49.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 110th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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