Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 55.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 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, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 55.6%.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 56.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1997.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 194th of 212 groups on this measure, 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, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.6% | — |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 31.6% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 33.9% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 1 |
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, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 55.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1997.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 194th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release