Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 68.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 68.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 68.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1980.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 148th 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 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.4% | — |
| 1981 | 44.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.9% | 44.4% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 48.3% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 54.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 58.7% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 66.8% | 68.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 68.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1980.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 148th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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