Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 18.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 18.1% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 67.6% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2019.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 67.6% | — |
| 1973 | 66.7% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 65.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 64.1% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 62.1% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 60.4% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 58.9% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 57.7% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 56.0% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 54.7% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 56.2% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 57.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.9% | 57.7% | 67.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 54.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 51.3% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 24.9% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.1% | 24.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 18.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 1972.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2019.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/