Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 77.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 77.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 77.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1970.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 38th 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, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.3% | — |
| 1971 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 42.6% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 44.6% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 46.6% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 48.1% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 49.6% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 51.1% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 52.2% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 53.2% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 53.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.1% | 39.3% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 48.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 47.2% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 55.3% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 75.5% | 77.8% | 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, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 77.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1970.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.