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 24.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
WB: Post-demographic Dividend recorded 24.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 33.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2021.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 60th 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 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 | 33.7% | — |
| 1998 | 28.3% | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 28.3% | 33.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.7% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 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 24.6% 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1997.
- 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 24.5% in 2021.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 60th 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 down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release