Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
191st
of 219 groups
All-time high
66.7%
in 2021
All-time low
35.0%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 66.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 66.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1972.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 191st out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.0% | — |
| 1973 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 39.6% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 43.3% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 46.7% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 35.0% | 43.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 44.4% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.0% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 47.3% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 60.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.3% | 66.7% | 5 |
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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 primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 66.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1972.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 191st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release