Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Blend
WB: Ida Blend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Blend, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Blend stood at 31.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Blend peaked at 31.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2000.
WB: Ida Blend ranks 133rd 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, female in WB: Ida Blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.6% | — |
| 1981 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 18.2% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.1% | 31.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Blend
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 992,996 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Blend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Blend was 31.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- How does WB: Ida Blend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Ida Blend ranks 133rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Blend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release