East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
103.6%
in 2018
Lesotho
119.7%
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
20th
Lesotho rank
23rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Lesotho
050100150200197119942018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 119.7% against 103.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1986 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 118.9% 108.7% 10.1% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 104.2% 100.1% 4.1% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 105.7% 125.6% 20.0% Lesotho
2010s 105.6% 116.6% 11.0% 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, total, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 119.7% against 103.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
16.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
32 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 23rd 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, total (% 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, total (% 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
229 places, 7,006 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.