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 71.2% 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
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 71.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 72.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1999.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 182nd 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 | 59.7% | — |
| 1999 | 59.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 59.2% | 59.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 61.5% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 64.6% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 70.6% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.46 million (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (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 71.2% 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 72.1% in 2020.
- 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 59.2% 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 182nd 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 5.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release