Tunisia - 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 Tunisia was 105.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 117.83 in 2015, while its lowest value was 79.97 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/)

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Year Value
1971 81.95
1972 86.94
1973 85.73
1974 79.97
1975 83.73
1976 86.17
1977 86.11
1978 86.29
1979 92.43
1980 93.61
1981 93.85
1982 102.46
1983 103.46
1984 103.74
1985 99.84
1986 101.15
1988 99.48
1989 94.77
1990 101.21
1991 102.76
1992 103.72
1993 102.54
1994 100.83
1995 96.25
1996 92.26
1997 97.63
1998 98.39
1999 102.65
2000 104.27
2001 104.87
2002 101.95
2003 93.55
2004 95.73
2005 99.78
2006 97.51
2007 100.14
2008 102.22
2009 103.50
2010 106.62
2011 106.66
2012 109.86
2013 109.17
2014 113.21
2015 117.83
2016 105.12
2017 108.95
2018 105.50

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