Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 83.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1997.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.5% | — |
| 1998 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 59.5% | 60.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 62.5% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 79.1% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.3% | 83.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % 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, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 83.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1997.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release