Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 23.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 23.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 23.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2002.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 29th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.5% | — |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 16.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More reference data data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 23.17 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.45 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.73 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.18 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6576 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7197 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.97 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 23.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2002.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 29th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.