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 32.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.1%
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
50th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.6%
in 1999
All-time low
31.5%
in 2005
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
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 32.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 42.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2005.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 50th 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 | 42.0% | — |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 42.0% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 31.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 33.1% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 31.8% | 32.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.4% compare
- 48 Indonesia 37.2% compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.0% compare
- 50 Burundi 36.5% compare
- 51 Sweden 36.3% compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 35.7% compare
- 53 Rwanda 35.1% compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 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, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177.18 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 32.1% 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 42.6% 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 31.5% in 2005.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 50th 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 9.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release