Lesotho - Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group)

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho was 113.81 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 176.17 in 1974, while its lowest value was 95.56 in 1999.

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
1972 112.94
1973 121.95
1974 176.17
1975 134.67
1976 129.17
1977 129.65
1978 121.20
1979 125.01
1980 122.48
1981 122.46
1982 128.52
1983 121.96
1984 113.55
1985 122.90
1986 107.91
1987 113.97
1988 117.02
1989 105.30
1990 100.45
1991 104.42
1992 103.80
1993 95.93
1994 106.77
1995 108.42
1996 101.41
1997 96.83
1998 96.37
1999 95.56
2000 174.69
2001 124.19
2002 112.62
2003 114.85
2004 120.32
2005 112.36
2006 114.27
2007 108.50
2008 107.37
2009 110.97
2010 108.44
2011 109.00
2012 112.93
2013 107.65
2014 110.65
2015 114.23
2016 111.95
2017 113.81

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