Primary education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Primary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 359.33 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9466 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 42.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Primary education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.