Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 11.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 19.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2013.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.1% | — |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.7% | 19.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9258 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 11.5% 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: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2013.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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