Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 4.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 180th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.7% | — |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 2.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 180th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Post-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