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 13.0% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 13.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 23.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2013.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 23.2% | — |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.2% | 23.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 11.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 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 13.0% 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 23.2% 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 9.3% 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 19.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release