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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
100.5%
in 2018
Samoa
115.0%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
Samoa rank
28th

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

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

Samoa currently reports 115.0% against 100.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 28th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 120.3% 104.3% 16.0% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 115.8% 109.8% 6.0% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 100.5% 110.1% 9.6% Samoa

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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 115.0% against 100.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
14.5%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 28th 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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About this data

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.