Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 97.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 1999.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 22nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.1% | — |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 90.8% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.0% | 97.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 1999.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 22nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-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