Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend
WB: Ida Blend: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend stood at 79.7%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend peaked at 79.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1981.
That places WB: Ida Blend 163rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60.6% | — |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 67.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.8% | 60.6% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 64.6% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 70.2% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 73.3% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.2% | 79.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Blend
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 44.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Blend was 79.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Blend rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Blend ranks 163rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Blend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release