Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 25.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 25.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 40.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2021.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 27th out of 214 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 40.2% | — |
| 2000 | 39.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.5% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.1% | 25.5% | 2 |
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 primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 25.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2021.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 27th out of 214 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 primary 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