Lower middle income - Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group)

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) in Lower middle income was 104.91 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 128.74 in 1984, while its lowest value was 103.84 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 108.11
1971 108.78
1972 111.32
1973 113.91
1974 115.64
1975 117.86
1976 119.45
1977 120.51
1978 118.34
1979 119.61
1980 119.59
1981 122.34
1982 121.73
1983 126.78
1984 128.74
1985 127.29
1986 125.50
1987 116.95
1988 117.54
1989 116.02
1990 116.47
1991 116.35
1992 116.47
1993 117.47
1994 116.74
1995 117.17
1996 118.40
1997 118.59
1998 118.71
1999 119.15
2000 120.23
2001 120.12
2002 118.26
2003 117.72
2004 118.51
2005 119.45
2006 119.64
2007 118.20
2008 115.63
2009 109.36
2010 111.48
2011 108.65
2012 107.02
2013 105.86
2014 104.24
2015 104.88
2016 105.84
2017 103.84
2018 104.91

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