Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female was 104.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Low & middle income, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Low & middle income stood at 104.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Low & middle income peaked at 110.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 1971.
That places Low & middle income 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 94.9% | — |
| 1972 | 96.2% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 97.2% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 99.4% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 100.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 102.2% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 101.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 102.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 101.7% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 103.4% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 103.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 103.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 103.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 102.0% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 101.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 99.9% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 101.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 98.4% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 100.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 100.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 102.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 103.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 105.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 110.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 109.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 109.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 108.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 109.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 110.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 107.3% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 108.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 107.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 106.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 106.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 105.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 104.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 105.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 104.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 104.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.7% | 94.9% | 102.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 102.3% | 99.9% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 98.4% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.7% | 102.2% | 110.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.7% | 104.0% | 108.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Low & middle income?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Low & middle income was 104.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 110.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.