Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 29.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 29.8%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 40.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2024.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 35th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40.2% | — |
| 2002 | 39.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 39.0% | 40.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 33.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.8% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 29.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 35th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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