Net intake rate in grade 1, female (% of official school-age population) by country
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
Countries reporting
115
Highest
100.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lowest
19.8%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
71.5%
Years covered
23
1997–2019
Data points
1,800
What the numbers show
Net intake rate in grade 1, female (% of official school-age population) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 19.8% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.5%, and the mean is 70.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 178.6%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 42.7%).
Net intake rate in grade 1, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 99.5% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 3 | Iceland | 99.1% | 2015 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | Uruguay | 97.3% | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 97.2% | 2018 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 6 | Cuba | 97.2% | 2018 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 96.6% | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 96.6% | 2015 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 96.4% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 10 | Aruba | 96.0% | 2009 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.6% | 2018 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 95.3% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 95.3% | 2009 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 94.7% | 2014 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 94.3% | 2011 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 16 | Tunisia | 93.9% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 93.8% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 93.4% | 2010 | — | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 92.4% | 2018 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 20 | Cambodia | 92.1% | 2012 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 21 | Maldives | 91.6% | 2017 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 22 | Barbados | 91.6% | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Macau, China | 91.2% | 2018 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 90.9% | 2017 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 89.3% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 89.2% | 2018 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 88.4% | 2018 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 87.1% | 2017 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 29 | Algeria | 86.0% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 30 | Armenia | 85.5% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 85.0% | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 85.0% | 2012 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 84.7% | 2017 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 34 | Bahrain | 84.6% | 2018 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 84.2% | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 83.3% | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 37 | Malawi | 83.1% | 2018 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritius | 82.3% | 2017 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 82.1% | 2018 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 81.6% | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 41 | British Virgin Islands | 79.8% | 2012 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 42 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 78.2% | 2013 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 43 | Jordan | 78.1% | 2018 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 44 | Fiji | 77.6% | 2015 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 76.9% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 76.2% | 2015 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 47 | United States of America | 75.4% | 2015 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 48 | Romania | 75.0% | 2017 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 49 | Belarus | 74.9% | 2018 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 74.8% | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Mozambique | 74.7% | 2015 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 74.7% | 2018 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.4% | 2010 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 73.2% | 2018 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 72.3% | 2018 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 72.2% | 2007 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 57 | Madagascar | 72.0% | 2018 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 58 | Mexico | 71.5% | 2017 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 59 | Croatia | 71.4% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 71.0% | 2018 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 61 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 70.5% | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 70.2% | 2017 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 63 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.2% | 2018 | up 178.6% | rising |
| 64 | Georgia | 69.7% | 2018 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 65 | Paraguay | 69.7% | 2012 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 66 | Lesotho | 69.4% | 2016 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 67 | Seychelles | 69.2% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 68 | Brunei Darussalam | 68.5% | 2018 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 69 | Colombia | 68.3% | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 70 | Ecuador | 67.3% | 2018 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 71 | Ukraine | 67.1% | 2014 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 67.0% | 2010 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 66.3% | 2018 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 74 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 65.9% | 2014 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 75 | Ireland | 65.1% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 76 | Philippines | 65.0% | 2017 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 77 | Djibouti | 64.3% | 2019 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 78 | Dominica | 62.6% | 2014 | up 29.2% | flat |
| 79 | Qatar | 61.6% | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 80 | Belize | 60.6% | 2018 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 81 | Uganda | 60.0% | 2017 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 82 | Tonga | 59.7% | 2013 | down 31.2% | flat |
| 83 | Namibia | 59.1% | 2010 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 84 | Suriname | 58.7% | 2018 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 85 | Burundi | 57.7% | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 86 | El Salvador | 57.5% | 2018 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 87 | Bahamas | 57.2% | 2018 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 88 | Togo | 57.0% | 2017 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 56.4% | 2017 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 90 | Oman | 56.3% | 2018 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 91 | Kuwait | 56.0% | 2017 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 92 | Cameroon | 55.8% | 2018 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 93 | Guinea | 54.2% | 2016 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 52.2% | 2018 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 95 | Zambia | 52.1% | 2013 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 96 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 51.6% | 2017 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.9% | 2008 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 98 | Benin | 49.3% | 2018 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 99 | Chad | 48.4% | 2011 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 100 | Niger | 46.9% | 2018 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 46.7% | 2016 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 45.4% | 2019 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 103 | Senegal | 44.8% | 2017 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 43.1% | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 105 | Botswana | 42.8% | 2014 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 41.3% | 2013 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | 40.9% | 2015 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 108 | Eswatini | 39.5% | 2016 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 109 | South Africa | 37.8% | 2017 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 110 | Ghana | 37.7% | 2009 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 111 | Indonesia | 37.3% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritania | 37.1% | 2018 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 113 | Eritrea | 27.1% | 2018 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 114 | Mali | 20.7% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.8% | 2015 | down 17.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 83.2%
- Post-demographic dividend 81.1%
- High income 80.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 80.6%
- OECD members 79.6%
- Upper middle income 79.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 76.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 76.8%
- North America 76.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 75.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 75.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 75.4%
- Arab World 74.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 73.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 73.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 73.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 73.2%
- IBRD only 70.0%
- World 69.5%
- Middle income 69.4%
- Low & middle income 68.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 68.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 68.1%
- Caribbean Small States 67.8%
- IDA only 66.3%
- Least developed countries 66.3%
- IDA total 64.7%
- Low income 62.1%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 60.5%
- Small states 57.2%
- Pre-demographic dividend 55.7%
- Other small states 55.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 55.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 55.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 55.6%
- Pacific island small states 51.0%
About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.