Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 68.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
190th
of 219 groups
All-time high
69.0%
in 2021
All-time low
33.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 68.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 69.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1971.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 190th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.7% | — |
| 1971 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 34.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 37.5% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 39.1% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 40.6% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 42.2% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 43.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 42.8% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 39.5% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.8% | 33.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 39.5% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 40.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 42.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 63.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.9% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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 primary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 68.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 190th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release