Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 1.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 92nd 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 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9258 % 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, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 1.4% 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: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release