Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 8.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 12.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2022.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 131st out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.0% | — |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 8.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2022.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 131st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release