Low 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 Low income was 124.32 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 128.30 in 2014, while its lowest value was 62.65 in 1974.

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 63.29
1971 63.46
1972 63.75
1973 64.31
1974 62.65
1975 68.71
1976 72.02
1977 72.99
1978 77.88
1979 75.88
1980 78.68
1981 80.61
1982 79.18
1983 77.83
1984 77.01
1985 78.21
1986 78.33
1987 76.70
1988 76.48
1989 77.49
1990 75.09
1991 73.77
1992 75.02
1993 75.69
1994 77.64
1995 83.91
1996 85.94
1997 96.80
1998 94.27
1999 90.20
2000 99.03
2001 103.36
2002 110.10
2003 111.56
2004 113.58
2005 118.20
2006 118.38
2007 121.35
2008 127.92
2009 124.80
2010 124.58
2011 127.87
2012 126.27
2013 127.20
2014 128.30
2015 126.88
2016 126.67
2017 125.57
2018 124.32

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