Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 27.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 27.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 27.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1996.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.6% | — |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.6% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.4% | 27.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Secondary 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, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 27.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1996.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.