Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 101.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 101.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 101.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 1994.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 43rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 76.4% | — |
| 1995 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 82.8% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 100.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 101.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 100.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 101.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.1% | 76.4% | 86.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 86.9% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 95.8% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.8% | 100.2% | 101.6% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 101.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 101.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 1994.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release