Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 23.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 23.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 39.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2021.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 45th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 39.8% | — |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 31.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 23.6% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 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)
- 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 primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 23.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2021.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 45th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release