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 42.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
42.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
207th
of 219 groups
All-time high
42.1%
in 2023
All-time low
23.2%
in 1992
Years of data
52
1972–2023
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
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 42.1%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% 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 42.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1992.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 207th of 219 groups on this measure, 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 | 24.1% | — |
| 1973 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 23.8% | 24.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 24.7% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 37.8% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.5% | 42.1% | 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 42.1% 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 42.1% 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 23.2% in 1992.
- 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 6.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release