Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 67.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
189th
of 219 groups
All-time high
67.7%
in 2021
All-time low
26.0%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 67.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 67.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1972.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 189th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 26.0% | — |
| 1973 | 26.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 29.2% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 33.8% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 36.1% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 26.0% | 31.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 32.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 34.2% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 36.8% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 59.7% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 66.4% | 67.7% | 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, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 67.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1972.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 189th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release