Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 74.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.3%
in 2020
All-time low
37.8%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 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, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 74.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 77.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1971.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 183rd 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, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.4% | — |
| 1971 | 37.8% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 38.2% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 40.4% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 45.2% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 46.6% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 47.9% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 50.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 47.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 37.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 46.1% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 54.0% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.5% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 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, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 74.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release