Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Early-demographic Dividend recorded 98.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 98.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2024.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.8% | — |
| 1999 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 57.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release