Net intake rate in grade 1 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Net intake rate in grade 1 was 73.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net intake rate in grade 1 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2009–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
In 2018, net intake rate in grade 1 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 73.9%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 74.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2009.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 63.1% | — |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 63.4% | 74.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.9% compare
- 12 Portugal 95.5%
- 13 Tajikistan 94.7% compare
- 14 New Zealand 94.6% compare
- 15 Greece 94.5% compare
- 16 Cambodia 94.3%
- 17 Tunisia 93.7% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (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 10.13 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net intake rate in grade 1 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 73.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2009.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (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 Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.