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 2.5% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 4.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 76th 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 | 2.7% | — |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- 73 Oman 0.0% compare
- 74 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 74 China 0.0% compare
- 74 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0% compare
- 74 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 74 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 74 Macau, China 0.0% compare
- 74 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 74 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
- 74 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % 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, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
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 2.5% 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 4.0% 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 2.3% in 2021.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 76th 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 30.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release