School enrollment, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, primary, male was 82.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 82.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 82.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1972.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 45.6% | — |
| 1973 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 49.9% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 52.6% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 53.2% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 51.9% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.3% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.3% | 45.6% | 53.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 53.2% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 51.1% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 58.7% | 79.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 82.6% | 82.7% | 2 |
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, 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, per capita 0.3723 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 82.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1972.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.