Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 25.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 25.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1985.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 176th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.8% | — |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.6% | 25.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 25.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1985.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 176th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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