Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 35.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 35.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 50.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2023.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 51st of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2001 | 45.9% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 45.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.4% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 35.2% | 46.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 48 Guatemala 18.0% compare
- 49 Djibouti 17.6% compare
- 50 Honduras 17.1% compare
- 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.3% compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.3% compare
- 53 Uruguay 16.3% compare
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 16.2% compare
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 35.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2023.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 51st out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release