Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.0%
in 2024
All-time low
11.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1971.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.3% | — |
| 1971 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 11.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 35.7% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.8% | 42.0% | 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)
- 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, secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 42.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release