Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 70.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
71.6%
in 2020
All-time low
24.2%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 70.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 71.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1971.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.6% | — |
| 1971 | 24.2% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 24.8% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 25.5% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 26.8% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 29.0% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 30.5% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 32.0% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 35.8% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 37.2% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 36.4% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 36.6% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 24.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 34.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 35.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 43.2% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 64.5% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.2% | 71.6% | 4 |
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, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 70.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release