South Asia - 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 South Asia was 105.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 123.88 in 2006, while its lowest value was 95.22 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 95.22
1971 96.56
1972 99.56
1973 105.87
1974 103.15
1975 104.55
1976 105.48
1977 108.21
1978 101.47
1979 102.35
1980 102.00
1981 105.63
1982 103.93
1983 114.25
1984 116.12
1985 116.41
1986 117.38
1987 107.71
1988 107.89
1989 107.87
1990 109.66
1991 111.15
1992 112.51
1993 113.93
1994 113.86
1995 114.27
1996 115.15
1997 116.00
1998 117.76
1999 116.55
2000 119.10
2001 117.53
2002 115.37
2003 122.35
2004 122.98
2005 123.33
2006 123.88
2007 120.43
2008 119.18
2009 110.95
2010 115.32
2011 110.24
2012 108.82
2013 107.05
2014 103.94
2015 104.58
2016 106.21
2017 102.96
2018 105.20

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