Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female

Lesotho
113.8%
in 2017
Upper middle income
100.8%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
27th
Upper middle income rank
27th

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Upper middle income
050100150200197219952018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 113.8% against 100.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 113.4% 112.5% 0.9% Lesotho
1990s 101.0% 102.5% 1.5% Upper middle income
2000s 120.0% 103.3% 16.7% Lesotho
2010s 111.1% 100.4% 10.7% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female, Lesotho or Upper middle income?
Lesotho, at 113.8% against 100.8% in Upper middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
13.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female?
Lesotho ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 6,369 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.