Middle income - 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 Middle income was 102.19 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 117.27 in 1984, while its lowest value was 101.72 in 2017.

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 107.88
1971 108.96
1972 110.20
1973 111.53
1974 112.35
1975 113.51
1976 113.79
1977 114.60
1978 113.44
1979 115.71
1980 114.64
1981 114.91
1982 113.91
1983 116.10
1984 117.27
1985 116.90
1986 115.55
1987 112.79
1988 112.20
1989 110.03
1990 111.44
1991 108.09
1992 107.52
1993 107.74
1994 107.41
1995 106.99
1996 106.17
1997 105.82
1998 106.61
1999 107.03
2000 108.20
2001 109.31
2002 110.49
2003 113.25
2004 111.52
2005 111.78
2006 110.53
2007 110.75
2008 109.80
2009 105.95
2010 106.87
2011 105.36
2012 104.57
2013 103.60
2014 102.08
2015 101.85
2016 102.89
2017 101.72
2018 102.19

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