Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: 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 Total, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Total is 83.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Total peaked at 83.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1981.
That places WB: Ida Total 149th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 65.1% | — |
| 1982 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 70.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.9% | 65.1% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 68.0% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 73.2% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 77.6% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.9% | 83.6% | 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, male in WB: Ida Total?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Ida Total 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 Total?
- 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 Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 149th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release