Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Only, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Only is 36.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Only peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1980.
That places WB: Ida Only 116th 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, female in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.8% | — |
| 1981 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 17.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 23.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5862 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.22 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.6177 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Only?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Only was 36.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 116th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release