School enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, primary was 100.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 100.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 102.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1971.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.5% | 47.2% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 60.8% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 59.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 70.8% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.8% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.6% | 99.3% | 102.4% | 5 |
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)
- 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 359.33 million (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3723 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 100.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1971.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% 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. 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.