Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.5%
in 2020
All-time low
31.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 72.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 74.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1971.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.5% | — |
| 1971 | 31.0% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 34.1% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 36.2% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 37.9% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 39.3% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 40.5% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 43.2% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 42.5% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 41.2% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 46.3% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.9% | 31.0% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 41.6% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 40.8% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 48.6% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 69.0% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.6% | 74.5% | 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 secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release