School enrollment, primary (% net) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, primary (% net) was 80.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary 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 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 80.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 80.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1972.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% net) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 38.0% | — |
| 1973 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 39.5% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 43.1% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 46.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 48.7% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 49.8% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 49.2% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.7% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.5% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 46.3% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (% net) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +26.5% | 60.3% | 76.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3% | 38.0% | 47.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 47.5% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 46.3% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 54.5% | 76.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 80.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, 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 80.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1972.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.