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 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1998.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (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 1.6% 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 1.6% in 2024.
- 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 1.1% in 1998.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 118th 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 up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release