Fragile and conflict affected situations - Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group)

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 114.77 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 114.77 in 2018, while its lowest value was 75.37 in 1973.

Definition: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.

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

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Year Value
1970 80.71
1971 80.46
1972 81.77
1973 75.37
1974 78.75
1975 80.61
1976 83.08
1977 81.80
1978 81.70
1979 88.09
1980 88.84
1981 90.27
1982 87.44
1983 87.06
1984 88.04
1985 88.72
1986 88.72
1987 84.73
1988 84.23
1989 85.09
1990 84.17
1991 83.32
1992 84.12
1993 85.13
1994 83.67
1995 85.10
1996 86.47
1997 87.11
1998 88.38
1999 82.94
2000 93.09
2001 97.35
2002 100.07
2003 102.53
2004 101.20
2005 100.13
2006 103.49
2007 105.06
2008 108.81
2009 108.56
2010 108.80
2011 111.68
2012 112.89
2013 113.00
2014 113.02
2015 113.78
2016 114.37
2017 114.29
2018 114.77

Development Relevance: The gross intake ratio in the first grade of primary education indicates the level of access to primary education and the education system's capacity to provide access to primary education. A low gross intake ratio in the first grade of primary education reflects the fact that many children do not enter primary education even though school attendance, at least through the primary level, is mandatory in most countries. Because the gross intake ratio includes all new entrants regardless of age, it can exceed 100 percent in some situations, such as immediately after fees have been abolished or when the number of reenrolled children is large.

Limitations and Exceptions: The quality of data is affected when new entrants and repeaters are not correctly distinguished in the first grade of primary education. Caution is also needed for countries with a total population under 100,000 since the United Nations Population Division neither publish nor endorse single-age data for those countries. The data are highly subject to fluctuations in migration and other factors.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross intake ratio in the first grade of primary education is calculated by dividing the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the first grade of primary education, regardless of age, by the population of the official primary entrance age and multiplying the result by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency