Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 34.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Total, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ida Total recorded 34.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Total peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.
WB: Ida Total ranks 123rd 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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.9% | — |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 20.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 23.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 30.8% | 34.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Total?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Ida Total was 34.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 123rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release