Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 63.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations stood at 63.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 64.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1987.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 178th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 55.1% | — |
| 1988 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.5% | 55.1% | 55.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 56.2% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 59.3% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 60.3% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 63.4% | 63.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 63.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1987.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release