Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Blend
WB: Ida Blend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.4%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
150th
of 200 groups
All-time high
55.4%
in 2024
All-time low
31.0%
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Blend, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ida Blend recorded 55.4% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Blend peaked at 55.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1979.
WB: Ida Blend ranks 150th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 31.0% | — |
| 1980 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 31.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 33.2% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 41.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 55.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Blend
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 44.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0924 % 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, male in WB: Ida Blend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Blend was 55.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1979.
- How does WB: Ida Blend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Ida Blend ranks 150th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Ida Blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release