Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only stood at 93.5%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 93.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1975.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 67th 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, male in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 67.9% | — |
| 1976 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.9% | 67.9% | 70.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 74.8% | 71.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 79.5% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 88.2% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.6% | 93.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ibrd Only was 93.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1975.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 67th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release