Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 90.9% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 90.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1975.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 69th 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, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 57.1% | — |
| 1976 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 59.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 81.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.0% | 57.1% | 59.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 64.6% | 60.3% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 70.9% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 82.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.2% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.6% | 90.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 231.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only was 90.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1975.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 69th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release