Cohort Education Forecast
How many of a birth cohort reach each level of education, from primary completion through to a finished degree.
Of 132 million children born in a high-income region, about 130.7 million complete primary, 116.2 million complete secondary, 81.8 million enter tertiary and 59.4 million finish a degree.
Cohort Education Forecast
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No. It runs entirely in your browser. Your inputs are never sent to our server, and nothing is logged.
How accurate is it?
It uses the McCrindle generation boundaries (Gen Alpha 2010–2024, Gen Beta 2025–2039) and UN World Population Prospects vital rates. Sources and formulas are on our methodology page.
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