Literacy rate, adult total in IDA blend
IDA blend: Literacy rate, adult total was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult total in IDA blend, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15 and above.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 69.2% for literacy rate, adult total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult total in IDA blend peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1980.
That places IDA blend 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult total in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.0% | — |
| 1981 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.6% | 47.0% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 51.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 57.4% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 61.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.9% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult total in IDA blend?
- Literacy rate, adult total in IDA blend was 69.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult total recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult total recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1980.
- How does IDA blend rank for literacy rate, adult total?
- IDA blend ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult total rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.