Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Total, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ida Total recorded 57.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Total peaked at 57.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1978.
That places WB: Ida Total 138th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 34.3% | — |
| 1979 | 34.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 34.3% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 36.8% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 41.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 46.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.2% | 57.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 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, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Total?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Ida Total was 57.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1978.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 138th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release