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 96.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1994–2022
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 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% 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 96.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1994.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 26th of 219 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 61.6% | — |
| 1995 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 61.6% | 70.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 73.3% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 87.6% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.2% | 96.9% | 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 96.9% 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 96.9% 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 61.6% in 1994.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 26th 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 0.6%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release