Secondary education, pupils in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Secondary education, pupils was 45.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 45.6% for secondary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 45.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1979.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.0% | — |
| 1971 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 35.6% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 35.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 35.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 39.2% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 40.5% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 42.9% | 45.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 36 Sri Lanka 51.1% compare
- 37 Mexico 51.1% compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 51.1% compare
- 39 Fiji 51.0% compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 50.9% compare
- 41 Philippines 50.8% compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.8% compare
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 359.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Secondary education, pupils in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 45.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1979.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.