Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 39.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
39.5%
in 2023
All-time low
7.9%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 39.5% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 39.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1971.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.3% | — |
| 1971 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 17.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 30.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.9% | 39.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 204 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.2% compare
- 205 Burundi 26.4% compare
- 206 Uganda 21.5% compare
- 207 Niger 19.5% compare
- 208 Chad 19.4% compare
- 209 Equatorial Guinea 15.3% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 12.8% compare
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, secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 39.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release