Syrian Arab Republic - 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 Syrian Arab Republic was 83.52 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 123.11 in 2012, while its lowest value was 83.52 in 2013.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 91.02
1972 95.31
1973 100.84
1974 90.21
1975 89.78
1976 93.13
1977 91.79
1978 95.04
1979 93.64
1980 100.33
1981 96.76
1982 96.78
1983 94.59
1984 103.71
1985 100.67
1986 102.68
1988 96.63
1989 104.79
1990 103.09
1991 104.82
1992 106.72
1993 104.77
1994 104.03
1995 103.06
1996 104.00
1997 100.18
1998 105.55
1999 107.32
2000 111.65
2001 114.58
2002 117.42
2003 117.74
2004 115.51
2005 115.71
2006 113.86
2007 110.78
2008 110.62
2009 110.70
2010 114.28
2011 120.08
2012 123.11
2013 83.52

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