Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 48.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 48.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 49.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1998.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.1% | — |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 25.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 26.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 44.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 49.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 48.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1998.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release