Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 78.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 78.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 78.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1998.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 95th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.9% | — |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 58.9% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 59.6% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 69.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 77.5% | 78.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 78.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1998.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 95th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release