IBRD only - 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 IBRD only was 101.37 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 114.13 in 2003, while its lowest value was 100.97 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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 102.09
1971 103.14
1972 103.68
1973 105.22
1974 105.05
1975 106.20
1976 106.13
1977 107.03
1978 105.41
1979 107.83
1980 106.86
1981 106.28
1982 105.48
1983 108.44
1984 109.01
1985 109.39
1986 108.98
1987 107.52
1988 107.30
1989 105.60
1990 107.43
1991 104.04
1992 103.93
1993 104.13
1994 104.26
1995 103.69
1996 103.12
1997 102.77
1998 104.01
1999 104.53
2000 105.22
2001 106.11
2002 107.78
2003 114.13
2004 111.95
2005 110.97
2006 109.97
2007 111.04
2008 111.09
2009 106.71
2010 108.31
2011 106.19
2012 105.13
2013 104.26
2014 102.18
2015 102.05
2016 103.06
2017 100.97
2018 101.37

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