Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 120.57 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 123.52 in 2014, while its lowest value was 60.10 in 1970.

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 60.10
1971 60.26
1972 60.48
1973 60.90
1974 61.72
1975 67.42
1976 70.26
1977 70.35
1978 74.83
1979 73.16
1980 75.83
1981 77.61
1982 76.66
1983 75.15
1984 74.01
1985 74.79
1986 74.98
1987 73.95
1988 73.22
1989 73.16
1990 71.00
1991 69.66
1992 70.47
1993 71.17
1994 73.14
1995 78.79
1996 81.31
1997 92.12
1998 88.86
1999 84.99
2000 93.78
2001 99.43
2002 104.37
2003 105.54
2004 107.64
2005 112.37
2006 112.13
2007 115.80
2008 122.95
2009 118.43
2010 117.69
2011 120.51
2012 120.02
2013 121.58
2014 123.52
2015 122.94
2016 123.23
2017 122.19
2018 120.57

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