School enrollment, primary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, primary, female was 78.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 78.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 78.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 30.4% | 40.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 40.5% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 50.3% | 73.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 78.1% | 78.4% | 2 |
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, total 359.33 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (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, primary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 78.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1972.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.