Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 55.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 55.6% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 55.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1986.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 28.5% | — |
| 1987 | 29.2% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.6% | 28.5% | 30.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 31.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 38.5% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 41.8% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 55.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 55.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1986.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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