Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 72.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 72.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 72.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 1997.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 162nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.8% | — |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 63.8% | 68.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 68.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 70.1% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 72.0% | 72.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Post-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 40.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 27.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 72.5% 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 1997.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-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