Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 82.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024
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: Early-demographic Dividend is 82.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 86.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2021.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 72nd 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 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 85.9% | — |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 85.9% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 85.2% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 82.0% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 78.5% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- 69 Senegal 91.0% compare
- 70 Guinea 91.0% compare
- 71 Tajikistan 90.0% compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 89.9% compare
- 73 Madagascar 89.7% compare
- 74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 75 Morocco 88.3% compare
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 82.6% 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: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2021.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Early-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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release