Progression to secondary school in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Progression to secondary school was 76.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 76.1%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 77.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1981.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.2% | — |
| 1971 | 60.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 58.5% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 57.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 56.9% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.9% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 51.1% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.3% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 55.4% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 58.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.9% | 56.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.4% | 51.1% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 58.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 66.0% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 76.1% | 77.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (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, per capita 0.3723 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Progression to secondary school in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 76.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1981.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for progression to secondary school?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).