Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 82.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 82.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 82.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, 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, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 47.2% | — |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 47.2% | 50.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 52.2% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 77.5% | 82.6% | 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, primary and lower secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 82.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1996.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.