School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 42.30 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.30 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.91 million
in 1999
All-time low
40.53 million
in 2016
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend stood at 42.30 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 45.91 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.53 million, in 2016.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.91 million | — |
| 2000 | 45.90 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 45.80 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.77 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 44.81 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 44.02 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 43.26 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 42.73 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.27 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 41.83 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.41 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 41.82 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.30 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 41.08 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.74 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.53 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 41.24 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 41.65 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 42.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 42.32 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 42.30 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.91 million | 45.91 million | 45.91 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.57 million | 42.27 million | 45.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.10 million | 40.53 million | 41.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.94 million | 41.24 million | 42.32 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 42.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 45.91 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.53 million in 2016.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release