Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group)

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 124.63 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 127.97 in 2008, while its lowest value was 69.73 in 1972.

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
1971 69.74
1972 69.73
1973 70.10
1974 70.89
1975 77.18
1976 79.86
1977 79.86
1978 84.62
1979 82.50
1980 85.13
1981 87.23
1982 84.54
1983 82.73
1984 81.30
1985 82.47
1986 82.36
1987 80.39
1988 80.49
1989 80.01
1990 77.50
1991 76.13
1992 76.83
1993 77.42
1994 80.37
1995 86.30
1996 89.51
1997 100.05
1998 96.38
1999 90.89
2000 100.45
2001 106.27
2002 111.27
2003 112.10
2004 113.09
2005 117.26
2006 116.76
2007 120.60
2008 127.97
2009 122.73
2010 122.13
2011 125.22
2012 123.98
2013 125.40
2014 127.75
2015 127.78
2016 127.74
2017 126.54
2018 124.63

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