Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary was 38.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 38.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 38.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.1% | — |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 26.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.8% | 38.9% | 10 |
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More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 38.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release