Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 77.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2018
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, total in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 77.1%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 108.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2018.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 103.3% | — |
| 1971 | 103.2% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 99.9% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 97.7% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 102.1% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 101.7% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 102.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 101.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 101.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 100.2% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 99.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 101.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 102.9% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 101.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 100.2% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 98.0% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 96.4% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 92.8% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 97.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 103.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 100.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 101.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 102.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 108.6% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 108.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -28.6% | 108.1% | 77.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101.3% | 97.7% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.2% | 92.8% | 102.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 93.5% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 97.4% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 77.1% | 108.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (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, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics was 77.1% 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, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 108.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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, total (% 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.