Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
123rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2020
All-time low
37.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 98.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 99.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1971.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.7% | — |
| 1971 | 37.5% | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 39.2% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 40.4% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 42.1% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 44.3% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 49.2% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 50.8% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 53.1% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 55.0% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 56.1% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 55.7% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 55.0% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 52.7% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 54.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.8% | 37.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 53.1% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 52.7% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 64.2% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 92.6% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.6% | 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release