Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
86.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.5%
in 1978
All-time low
83.3%
in 2013
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend is 86.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 92.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2013.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 171st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.0% | — |
| 1971 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 91.3% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 90.6% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 89.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 88.5% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 86.6% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 86.4% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 85.8% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 84.4% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.9% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2013.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release