Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in North America
North America: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male was 100.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in North America, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
North America recorded 100.0% for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in North America peaked at 109.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2018.
That places North America 32nd 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 22 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in North America, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 107.0% | — |
| 1998 | 104.9% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 107.5% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 107.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 104.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 102.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 105.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 106.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 108.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 109.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 104.8% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 104.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 101.5% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 104.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 104.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 102.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 102.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 101.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 102.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 100.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.5% | 104.9% | 107.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 105.5% | 101.5% | 109.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.0% | 100.0% | 104.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in North America?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male in North America was 100.0% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 109.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- How does North America rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male?
- North America ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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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About this data
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.