Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 62.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 62.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 62.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1997.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.0% | — |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 42.0% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 43.8% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 60.5% | 62.7% | 9 |
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 to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 62.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1997.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.