Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 67.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
150th
of 203 groups
All-time high
67.6%
in 2024
All-time low
38.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only stood at 67.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only peaked at 67.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1980.
WB: Ida Only ranks 150th of 203 groups on this measure, 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: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.9% | — |
| 1981 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 43.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 44.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9% | 38.9% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 43.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 51.4% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 55.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.7% | 67.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8718 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5862 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Only was 67.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 150th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida 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