Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 50.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 50.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 50.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1998.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.5% | — |
| 1997 | 25.6% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.5% | 26.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 27.0% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 45.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 41 Israel 106.6% compare
- 42 Macau, China 106.6% compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 106.2% compare
- 44 Lithuania 106.2% compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 105.7% compare
- 46 Sao Tome and Principe 105.5% compare
- 47 Samoa 105.5% compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 50.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1998.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.