School enrollment, preprimary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, preprimary, male was 26.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1972–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 26.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 26.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1973.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.8% | — |
| 1973 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 16.8% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
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, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 26.1% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1973.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.