School enrollment, preprimary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, preprimary was 26.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 26.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 26.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 17.0% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (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 school enrollment, preprimary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 26.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1970.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.