Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 0.9007 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9007 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
208th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9007 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6141 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
50
1972–2021
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 0.9007 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 0.9007 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6141 GPIA, in 1980.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 208th out of 219 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6234 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.6256 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6286 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6172 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6204 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6239 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6174 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6166 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6141 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6173 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6329 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6399 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6447 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6508 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6566 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6737 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6746 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6803 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6815 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6929 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7015 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6959 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6927 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.695 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7003 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7025 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7052 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7175 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7305 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7269 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7332 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7361 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7369 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7493 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7603 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7691 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7709 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7776 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7883 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7973 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8106 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8226 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8142 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8288 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8425 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8548 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8661 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8818 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8944 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9007 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6216 GPIA | 0.6166 GPIA | 0.6286 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6485 GPIA | 0.6141 GPIA | 0.6803 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6985 GPIA | 0.6815 GPIA | 0.7175 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7491 GPIA | 0.7269 GPIA | 0.7776 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8307 GPIA | 0.7883 GPIA | 0.8818 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8975 GPIA | 0.8944 GPIA | 0.9007 GPIA | 2 |
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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 0.9007 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9007 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6141 GPIA in 1980.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 208th out of 219 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release