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 35.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 35.1%.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 44.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2005.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 43.6% | — |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 32.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 36.3% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 35.1% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 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 35.1% 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 44.4% 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 32.3% 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 48th 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 8.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release