Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 76.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1975.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 120th 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 37.8% | — |
| 1976 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 39.3% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 42.4% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 45.3% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.7% | 37.8% | 40.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 40.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 48.3% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 59.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 66.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 73.3% | 76.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 76.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 120th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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