Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 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, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 54.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 54.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1985.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 162nd out of 200 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, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 28.6% | — |
| 1986 | 28.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 29.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 30.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.1% | 28.6% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 30.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.7% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 43.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.4% | 54.4% | 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, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 54.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1985.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 162nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release