Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total is 81.0%, measured in 2024. 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 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 1981.
WB: Ida Total ranks 155th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 56.4% | — |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 66.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.0% | 56.4% | 60.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 61.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 66.8% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 72.5% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.8% | 81.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 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, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 81.0% 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 Total?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 155th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 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