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 14.3% 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
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 14.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 26.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2013.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 166th 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 | 26.0% | — |
| 1998 | 24.7% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 26.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 13.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
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 14.3% 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 26.0% 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 10.4% 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 166th 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 20.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release