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 30.6% 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
In 2021, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 30.6%.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% 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 41.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2019.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 28th 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 | 41.2% | — |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 34.5% | 41.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 28.2% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.6% | 30.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- 25 Nicaragua 24.4% compare
- 26 Eswatini 24.1% compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 23.3% compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 20.6% compare
- 29 Bahamas 20.1% compare
- 30 Nepal 19.8% compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 17.4% compare
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 30.6% 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 41.2% 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 28.2% in 2019.
- 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 28th 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 17.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release