Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 83.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Only, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Only stood at 83.6%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Only peaked at 83.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1981.
WB: Ida Only ranks 150th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 62.9% | — |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 65.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.0% | 62.9% | 66.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 66.3% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 70.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 75.9% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.0% | 83.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.6177 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8718 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8248 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Only?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Only was 83.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 150th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release