Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 30.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 30.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 30.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1996.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.4% | — |
| 1997 | 13.5% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 14.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.9% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.1% | 30.6% | 10 |
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, upper secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 30.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1996.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.