Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Total, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Total is 59.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Total peaked at 59.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1981.
WB: Ida Total ranks 160th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 29.9% | — |
| 1982 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 41.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 29.9% | 33.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 33.7% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 41.0% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 46.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 57.2% | 59.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Total?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Ida Total was 59.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 160th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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