Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Total, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Total stood at 74.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Total peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1980.
That places WB: Ida Total 157th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.1% | — |
| 1981 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.8% | 52.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.7% | 56.3% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 63.0% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 66.6% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.0% | 74.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Total?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Ida Total was 74.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1980.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 157th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release