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 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
80th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.4%
in 2011
All-time low
1.9%
in 2023
Years of data
28
1997–2024
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
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 1.9% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 3.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 80th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 2.4% | — |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- 77 Qatar 0.1% compare
- 78 Malaysia 0.1% compare
- 79 Macau, China 0.1% compare
- 80 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 81 Oman 0.0% compare
- 82 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 82 China 0.0% compare
- 82 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0% compare
- 82 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 82 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 82 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 82 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 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 secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.66 million (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 1.9% 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 3.4% in 2011.
- 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 1.9% 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 80th 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 35.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release