Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 98.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 99.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1993.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 80.4% | — |
| 1994 | 81.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.9% | 80.4% | 84.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 85.4% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.7% | 98.2% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1993.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release