What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?

The highest recorded value was 0.9386 GPIA in 2023.

What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.641 GPIA in 1971.

How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.

Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

Name: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9386 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.9386 GPIA

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

198th

of 221 groups

All-time high

0.9386 GPIA

in 2023

All-time low

0.641 GPIA

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2023

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 0.9386 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 0.9386 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.641 GPIA, in 1971.

That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970 to 2023.
Year	GPIA	Change
1970	0.6491 GPIA	—
1971	0.641 GPIA	-1.2%
1972	0.6505 GPIA	+1.5%
1973	0.6549 GPIA	+0.7%
1974	0.6641 GPIA	+1.4%
1975	0.6637 GPIA	-0.1%
1976	0.6673 GPIA	+0.5%
1977	0.6758 GPIA	+1.3%
1978	0.6876 GPIA	+1.7%
1979	0.6906 GPIA	+0.4%
1980	0.7016 GPIA	+1.6%
1981	0.7085 GPIA	+1.0%
1982	0.7348 GPIA	+3.7%
1983	0.737 GPIA	+0.3%
1984	0.7451 GPIA	+1.1%
1985	0.7417 GPIA	-0.5%
1986	0.7491 GPIA	+1.0%
1987	0.7644 GPIA	+2.0%
1988	0.7606 GPIA	-0.5%
1989	0.765 GPIA	+0.6%
1990	0.7686 GPIA	+0.5%
1991	0.7764 GPIA	+1.0%
1992	0.7802 GPIA	+0.5%
1993	0.7827 GPIA	+0.3%
1994	0.7799 GPIA	-0.4%
1995	0.7756 GPIA	-0.6%
1996	0.771 GPIA	-0.6%
1997	0.7755 GPIA	+0.6%
1998	0.7765 GPIA	+0.1%
1999	0.7926 GPIA	+2.1%
2000	0.8001 GPIA	+0.9%
2001	0.8047 GPIA	+0.6%
2002	0.8071 GPIA	+0.3%
2003	0.8171 GPIA	+1.2%
2004	0.8125 GPIA	-0.6%
2005	0.8334 GPIA	+2.6%
2006	0.8437 GPIA	+1.2%
2007	0.8497 GPIA	+0.7%
2008	0.8589 GPIA	+1.1%
2009	0.8697 GPIA	+1.3%
2010	0.8785 GPIA	+1.0%
2011	0.8877 GPIA	+1.0%
2012	0.8945 GPIA	+0.8%
2013	0.9021 GPIA	+0.8%
2014	0.905 GPIA	+0.3%
2015	0.9145 GPIA	+1.1%
2016	0.9164 GPIA	+0.2%
2017	0.9177 GPIA	+0.1%
2018	0.9174 GPIA	-0.0%
2019	0.9216 GPIA	+0.5%
2020	0.9256 GPIA	+0.4%
2021	0.9304 GPIA	+0.5%
2022	0.9353 GPIA	+0.5%
2023	0.9386 GPIA	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.6645 GPIA	0.641 GPIA	0.6906 GPIA	10
1980s	0.7408 GPIA	0.7016 GPIA	0.765 GPIA	10
1990s	0.7779 GPIA	0.7686 GPIA	0.7926 GPIA	10
2000s	0.8297 GPIA	0.8001 GPIA	0.8697 GPIA	10
2010s	0.9055 GPIA	0.8785 GPIA	0.9216 GPIA	10
2020s	0.9325 GPIA	0.9256 GPIA	0.9386 GPIA	4

Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

195 Suriname 0.908 GPIA compare
196 Liechtenstein 0.9 GPIA compare
197 Eritrea 0.8469 GPIA compare
198 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8468 GPIA compare
199 Chad 0.8291 GPIA compare
200 Yemen 0.8279 GPIA compare
201 Somalia 0.8049 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 427 places →

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)

All data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 0.9386 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?: The highest recorded value was 0.9386 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.641 GPIA in 1971.
How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?: WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release