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 27.5% 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 27.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 36.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2024.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 60th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 36.2% | — |
| 1998 | 31.2% | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.2% | 36.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.8% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.5% | 28.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- 57 New Zealand 34.3% compare
- 58 Greece 33.2% compare
- 59 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.8% compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 61 Iceland 32.4% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 31.1% compare
- 63 Ecuador 30.8% compare
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 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 27.5% 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% 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 27.5% in 2024.
- 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 6.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release