Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 95.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 95.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1989.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 28th out of 219 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.3% | — |
| 1990 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 72.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 59.8% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 75.0% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 85.9% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.0% | 95.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 95.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1989.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 28th out of 219 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release