Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 71.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 71.5%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 71.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1970.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.3% | — |
| 1971 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 25.9% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 28.4% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 29.9% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 31.6% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 33.2% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 36.0% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 37.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 37.6% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 37.0% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.8% | 25.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 36.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 36.3% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 44.2% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 66.3% | 71.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (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)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 71.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1970.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.