Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Early-demographic Dividend recorded 74.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 74.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 1997.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 113th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.9% | — |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 54.9% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 56.9% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 66.0% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 71.9% | 74.8% | 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 to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 74.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 1997.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 113th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release