Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
100.9%
in 2018
Lesotho
125.6%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th
Lesotho rank
24th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 125.6% against 100.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 24.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Lesotho ranks 24th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 145.1% 113.2% 31.9% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 138.7% 109.5% 29.2% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 125.8% 99.2% 26.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 117.1% 131.2% 14.1% Lesotho
2010s 101.0% 122.2% 21.2% 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, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 125.6% against 100.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
24.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Lesotho ranks 24th of 43 groups.
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, male (% 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, male (% 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.