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 23.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 23.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% 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 35.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2021.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 38th out of 214 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.6% | — |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 29.8% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.4% | 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 23.4% 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 35.6% in 2001.
- 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 23.4% 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 38th 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 15.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release