Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 137,690,700 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 137,690,700 in 2019 and a minimum value of 17,615,610 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 17,615,610
1971 18,167,560
1972 18,773,430
1973 19,676,030
1974 20,623,420
1975 21,867,950
1976 23,534,960
1977 25,124,590
1978 26,710,190
1979 28,206,300
1980 29,886,130
1981 31,354,770
1982 31,798,120
1983 32,674,180
1984 33,439,170
1985 33,763,440
1986 34,496,320
1987 35,039,880
1988 36,071,490
1989 36,325,270
1990 36,454,420
1991 38,525,450
1992 38,841,500
1993 40,140,850
1994 42,055,700
1995 44,978,260
1996 46,332,840
1997 51,070,610
1998 53,358,230
1999 54,423,750
2000 57,845,010
2001 62,111,750
2002 68,421,620
2003 73,424,860
2004 78,326,170
2005 83,098,930
2006 87,850,140
2007 92,638,220
2008 99,013,790
2009 101,644,300
2010 104,547,500
2011 107,367,800
2012 111,674,100
2013 114,977,300
2014 118,836,400
2015 120,985,100
2016 125,016,500
2017 129,008,100
2018 133,503,600
2019 137,690,700

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 48.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 48.15 in 2017, while its lowest value was 39.54 in 1970.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 39.54
1971 39.59
1972 39.97
1973 40.15
1974 40.45
1975 40.58
1976 40.77
1977 41.16
1978 41.68
1979 41.84
1980 42.20
1981 42.46
1982 43.31
1983 43.46
1984 43.68
1985 43.39
1986 43.59
1987 44.08
1988 43.81
1989 43.96
1990 44.05
1991 44.26
1992 44.37
1993 44.43
1994 44.47
1995 44.01
1996 43.83
1997 44.02
1998 44.09
1999 44.72
2000 44.99
2001 45.15
2002 45.18
2003 45.46
2004 45.39
2005 46.10
2006 46.50
2007 46.64
2008 46.89
2009 47.21
2010 47.41
2011 47.55
2012 47.67
2013 47.78
2014 47.81
2015 48.01
2016 48.11
2017 48.15
2018 48.14

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3,624,877 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,624,877 in 2019 and a minimum value of 441,481 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 441,481
1971 453,581
1972 467,172
1973 491,763
1974 510,964
1975 538,602
1976 577,555
1977 615,041
1978 663,836
1979 706,883
1980 735,252
1981 765,635
1982 791,105
1983 828,682
1984 861,415
1985 884,582
1986 930,776
1987 942,528
1988 961,456
1989 977,351
1990 970,440
1991 1,009,091
1992 1,039,249
1993 1,065,488
1994 1,077,950
1995 1,132,926
1996 1,162,687
1997 1,210,041
1998 1,253,933
1999 1,307,681
2000 1,336,814
2001 1,410,750
2002 1,516,504
2003 1,603,221
2004 1,729,170
2005 1,846,408
2006 1,992,402
2007 2,109,132
2008 2,259,086
2009 2,345,321
2010 2,479,979
2011 2,550,682
2012 2,716,226
2013 2,837,726
2014 2,977,136
2015 3,088,326
2016 3,236,077
2017 3,363,269
2018 3,519,490
2019 3,624,877

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 42.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 42.64 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.70 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 30.70
1971 30.76
1972 30.99
1973 31.34
1974 31.55
1975 31.86
1976 32.11
1977 32.57
1978 33.12
1979 33.83
1980 34.35
1981 34.77
1982 35.41
1983 35.85
1984 36.15
1985 36.59
1986 36.82
1987 37.48
1988 37.47
1989 37.62
1990 37.86
1991 37.17
1992 37.45
1993 37.64
1994 38.46
1995 37.94
1996 38.09
1997 37.36
1998 36.58
1999 36.83
2000 38.29
2001 38.47
2002 38.72
2003 38.73
2004 39.36
2005 39.39
2006 40.07
2007 40.14
2008 40.57
2009 40.40
2010 40.99
2011 41.13
2012 40.96
2013 41.58
2014 42.00
2015 42.50
2016 42.55
2017 42.54
2018 42.38
2019 42.64

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes