Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 44.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
44.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.8%
in 2021
All-time low
14.1%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 44.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 44.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1971.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 206th 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, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.4% | — |
| 1971 | 14.1% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 15.0% | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 17.5% | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 19.3% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 20.9% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 22.1% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 14.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 25.4% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 40.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.4% | 44.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 203 Chad 27.4% compare
- 204 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.3% compare
- 205 Burkina Faso 26.8% compare
- 206 Uganda 26.7% compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 23.0% compare
- 208 Niger 20.2% compare
- 209 Equatorial Guinea 20.0% 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, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 44.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release