Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 57.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 57.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 58.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1997.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 193rd out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.3% | — |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 36.3% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 38.3% | 54.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 54.9% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 190 Haiti 42.3%
- 191 Niger 41.2% compare
- 192 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
- 193 Papua New Guinea 37.4%
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 to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 57.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1997.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 193rd out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release