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 22.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
47th
of 214 groups
All-time high
35.9%
in 1999
All-time low
22.0%
in 2022
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1999–2022

0102030401999201020221999: 35.9 %2000: 35.6 %2001: 35.7 %2002: 34 %2003: 34.9 %2004: 34.2 %2005: 33.1 %2006: 31.9 %2007: 31.4 %2008: 29.9 %2009: 30 %2010: 29.3 %2011: 26 %2012: 27.1 %2013: 25.3 %2014: 24 %2015: 25.5 %2016: 23.9 %2017: 24 %2018: 23 %2019: 22.8 %2020: 22.6 %2021: 22.1 %2022: 22 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 22.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% 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 35.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2022.

That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 47th out of 214 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 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

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1999 to 2022.
Year % Change
1999 35.9%
2000 35.6% -0.7%
2001 35.7% +0.3%
2002 34.0% -4.8%
2003 34.9% +2.7%
2004 34.2% -2.0%
2005 33.1% -3.2%
2006 31.9% -3.8%
2007 31.4% -1.4%
2008 29.9% -4.9%
2009 30.0% +0.4%
2010 29.3% -2.5%
2011 26.0% -11.1%
2012 27.1% +4.3%
2013 25.3% -6.8%
2014 24.0% -5.2%
2015 25.5% +6.2%
2016 23.9% -6.2%
2017 24.0% +0.5%
2018 23.0% -4.0%
2019 22.8% -1.0%
2020 22.6% -0.8%
2021 22.1% -2.3%
2022 22.0% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.9% 35.9% 35.9% 1
2000s 33.1% 29.9% 35.7% 10
2010s 25.1% 22.8% 29.3% 10
2020s 22.3% 22.0% 22.6% 3

Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

  1. 44 Yemen 9.5% compare
  2. 45 Ghana 9.5% compare
  3. 46 Samoa 9.4% compare
  4. 47 Myanmar 8.6% compare
  5. 48 Botswana 8.3% compare
  6. 49 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.8% compare
  7. 50 Lebanon 7.8% compare

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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 22.0% in 2022, 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 35.9% 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 22.0% in 2022.
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 47th out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
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 18.9%. 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 primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,746 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release