Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 83.0%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 84.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1999.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 186th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.8% | — |
| 1998 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 55.1% | 55.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 56.9% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 79.9% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.6% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1999.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release