Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 86.7%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 86.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1976.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 27th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36.0% | — |
| 1977 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 36.7% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 36.2% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 44.3% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 58.7% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 71.5% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 83.8% | 86.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1976.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 27th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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