Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 60.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Only, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Only stood at 60.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Only peaked at 60.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1980.
That places WB: Ida Only 152nd 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, female in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.4% | — |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 27.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 32.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 41.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 46.6% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.6% | 60.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.6177 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Only was 60.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 152nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release