Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 94.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 94.1% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 94.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1976.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 33rd out of 200 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, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58.4% | — |
| 1977 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 68.4% | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.5% | 58.4% | 58.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 58.6% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 68.4% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 78.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 86.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.6% | 94.1% | 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, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 94.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1976.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 33rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release