Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
46th
of 203 groups
All-time high
97.3%
in 2024
All-time low
63.7%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1975.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 46th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 63.7% | — |
| 1975 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 65.8% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 76.9% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 88.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.3% | 63.7% | 65.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 66.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 79.0% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 90.8% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.2% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 43 Sri Lanka 94.3% compare
- 44 Myanmar 94.2% compare
- 45 Thailand 93.1% compare
- 46 South Africa 92.6% compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 91.7% compare
- 48 El Salvador 91.2% compare
- 49 Cape Verde 91.2% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1975.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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