Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.4%
in 2013
All-time low
73.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 97.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 97.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1970.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 58th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.1% | — |
| 1971 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 76.6% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 80.8% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 82.9% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 84.9% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 83.8% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 80.1% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 77.5% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 75.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 76.5% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 78.9% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 79.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.3% | 73.1% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 73.3% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 80.7% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 87.5% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.8% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 55 Morocco 103.3% compare
- 56 Colombia 103.0% compare
- 57 Cook Islands 103.0% compare
- 58 South Africa 102.8% compare
- 59 Mexico 102.7% compare
- 60 Chile 102.6% compare
- 61 Republic of Moldova 102.3% compare
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, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1970.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release