Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 53.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 53.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 53.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, 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, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 31.0% | — |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 31.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.4% | 53.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 53.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1998.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.