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 39.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 39.9% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% 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 39.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1976.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 206th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 16.2% | — |
| 1973 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 18.4% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.5% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.6% | 39.9% | 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 39.9% 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 39.9% 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 16.0% in 1976.
- 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 206th 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 21.6%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release