Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 85.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 85.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 85.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1996.
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 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 53.9% | — |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 53.9% | 56.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 58.4% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 82.1% | 85.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 34 Kazakhstan 108.0% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 107.9% compare
- 36 Rwanda 107.9% compare
- 37 Aruba 107.8% compare
- 38 Thailand 107.5% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 107.3% compare
- 40 Togo 107.2% compare
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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 85.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1996.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary 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.