Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 7.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 12.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2023.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 142nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.9% | — |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 4 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 7.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2023.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 142nd out of 215 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Late-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