Primary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Primary completion rate, female was 67.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 67.7% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 67.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1972.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 43 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.
Primary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 26.0% | — |
| 1973 | 26.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 29.2% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 33.8% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 36.1% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 26.0% | 31.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 32.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 34.2% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 36.8% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 59.7% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 66.4% | 67.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 37 Brunei 101.3% compare
- 38 United Kingdom 101.0% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 100.9% compare
- 40 Lithuania 100.4% compare
- 41 Estonia 100.3% compare
- 42 Croatia 100.2% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 100.1% compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 359.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Primary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 67.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1972.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.