Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.94 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.94 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
77th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.94 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.68 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 0.94 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 0.94 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.68 GPIA, in 1975.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 77th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.68 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.77 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.86 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.88 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.684 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.727 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.821 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.886 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.922 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.938 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
- 75 Mozambique 0.6252 GPIA compare
- 76 Cote d'Ivoire 0.59 GPIA compare
- 77 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.57 GPIA compare
- 77 Ethiopia 0.57 GPIA compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 0.5607 GPIA compare
- 80 Senegal 0.55 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Ibrd Only was 0.94 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 GPIA in 1975.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 77th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release