School enrollment, secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, secondary was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1971.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.3% | — |
| 1971 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 11.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 35.7% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.8% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (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 359.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 42.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1971.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.