Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
198th
of 219 groups
All-time high
70.3%
in 2021
All-time low
41.6%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 69.2% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 70.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1972.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 198th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 41.6% | — |
| 1973 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 45.7% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 50.5% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 53.2% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 48.3% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 47.1% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 45.6% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 46.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 46.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 45.7% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 41.6% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 45.6% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 45.7% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 47.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.1% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.9% | 70.3% | 5 |
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, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1972.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 198th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release