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 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.8%
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
40th
of 221 groups
All-time high
40.8%
in 1999
All-time low
27.9%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1998–2024
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 28.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 40.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2020.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 40th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.3% | — |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.3% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 30.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 29.3% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 37 Spain 37.2% compare
- 38 New Zealand 37.0% compare
- 39 El Salvador 37.0% compare
- 40 Republic of Moldova 37.0% compare
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
- 42 France 35.6% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (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, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1254 % 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 28.8% 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 40.8% in 1999.
- 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 27.9% in 2020.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 40th 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 down 11.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release