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 41.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 41.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% 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 41.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1972.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 200th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.4% | — |
| 1973 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 14.6% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 19.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 32.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.1% | 41.5% | 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 41.5% 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 41.5% 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 13.4% in 1972.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 200th 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 23.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release