Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
156th
of 203 groups
All-time high
74.5%
in 2024
All-time low
50.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Only, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Only stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Only peaked at 74.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1980.
WB: Ida Only ranks 156th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.6% | — |
| 1981 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 51.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6% | 50.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 55.2% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 62.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 65.0% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.1% | 74.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.6177 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8718 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Only?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Only was 74.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 156th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release