Lower middle 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 Lower middle income was 103.09 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 116.58 in 2006, while its lowest value was 94.68 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 94.68
1971 95.44
1972 98.21
1973 100.48
1974 102.49
1975 104.61
1976 105.86
1977 107.47
1978 105.08
1979 106.71
1980 107.33
1981 109.74
1982 110.19
1983 114.99
1984 115.80
1985 115.09
1986 113.92
1987 107.72
1988 108.23
1989 107.54
1990 107.92
1991 108.29
1992 108.68
1993 109.88
1994 109.77
1995 109.82
1996 111.12
1997 111.51
1998 112.06
1999 112.17
2000 113.38
2001 113.49
2002 111.94
2003 115.73
2004 115.96
2005 116.44
2006 116.58
2007 115.48
2008 113.84
2009 108.44
2010 110.66
2011 107.73
2012 106.24
2013 105.02
2014 103.26
2015 103.76
2016 104.54
2017 102.30
2018 103.09

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