Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 41.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.0%
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
207th
of 219 groups
All-time high
41.0%
in 2023
All-time low
19.8%
in 1989
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 41.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1989.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 207th out of 219 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.2% | — |
| 1971 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 19.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 33.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.2% | 41.0% | 4 |
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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 41.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1989.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 207th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release