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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male was 100.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
100.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
27th
of 43 groups
All-time high
155.8%
in 1979
All-time low
98.7%
in 2012
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2018

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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, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 100.9%.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 155.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2012.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2018.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1970 140.4%
1971 144.1% +2.6%
1972 145.5% +1.0%
1973 145.4% -0.1%
1974 144.6% -0.5%
1975 145.3% +0.4%
1976 140.7% -3.2%
1977 141.0% +0.3%
1978 142.4% +1.0%
1979 155.8% +9.4%
1980 147.3% -5.5%
1981 145.8% -1.1%
1982 145.2% -0.4%
1983 138.8% -4.4%
1984 142.8% +2.9%
1985 137.6% -3.7%
1986 129.3% -6.0%
1987 132.4% +2.4%
1988 138.4% +4.5%
1989 129.4% -6.5%
1990 140.1% +8.3%
1991 126.2% -9.9%
1992 124.8% -1.1%
1993 128.6% +3.0%
1994 128.7% +0.1%
1995 124.4% -3.4%
1996 122.3% -1.6%
1997 122.9% +0.5%
1998 122.7% -0.2%
1999 117.5% -4.2%
2000 119.8% +1.9%
2001 122.4% +2.2%
2002 120.9% -1.2%
2003 119.2% -1.4%
2004 118.2% -0.8%
2005 122.6% +3.8%
2006 114.4% -6.7%
2007 113.1% -1.2%
2008 111.6% -1.3%
2009 108.8% -2.5%
2010 104.1% -4.3%
2011 102.1% -2.0%
2012 98.7% -3.4%
2013 100.5% +1.8%
2014 100.6% +0.1%
2015 100.3% -0.2%
2016 100.8% +0.5%
2017 100.7% -0.1%
2018 100.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 144.5% 140.4% 155.8% 10
1980s 138.7% 129.3% 147.3% 10
1990s 125.8% 117.5% 140.1% 10
2000s 117.1% 108.8% 122.6% 10
2010s 101.0% 98.7% 104.1% 9

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 24 Lesotho 125.6% compare
  2. 25 Guinea 123.4% compare
  3. 26 Cameroon 122.9% compare
  4. 27 Chad 120.9% compare
  5. 28 Colombia 116.0% compare
  6. 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 115.2% compare
  7. 30 Dominica 114.7% compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 100.9% 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, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 155.8% in 1979.
What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2012.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high 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, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.