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 30.2% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 30.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 38.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2024.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 38.6% | — |
| 1998 | 34.0% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 34.0% | 38.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.9% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.2% | 31.3% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (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 30.2% 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 38.6% 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 30.2% 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 63rd 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 6.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release