Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 67.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 67.9%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 68.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1999.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.0% | — |
| 1999 | 57.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 57.4% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 59.5% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 62.0% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 67.1% | 68.2% | 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) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 46.82 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, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 67.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1999.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release