Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 49.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 49.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 49.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1997.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.1% | — |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 22.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 38.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.9% | 49.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9258 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 49.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1997.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release