Gross intake ratios measure the percentage of a country's official school-entrance-age population that enters the first grade of primary education, regardless of the children's actual ages. This national-level indicator is compiled by the Global Partnership for Education using country-specific definitions and methods.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in primary school access over time using the year and country columns.
- Compare enrollment rates between countries using the national percentage values.
- Model the relationship between gross intake ratios and other development indicators using the country identifier for joins.
- Assess progress towards national education targets by tracking the annual percentage values.
Strengths
- Indicator provides a standardized measure for cross-country comparison of primary education access.
- Data is defined and reported at the national level, offering a macro view of enrollment.
Limitations
- The indicator does not account for the age of new entrants, potentially masking over-age or under-age enrollment.
- Country-specific definitions may limit strict comparability between nations.
- Sample size and temporal coverage are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- Global Partnership for Education
- Collection Method
- Compiled from national sources using country-specific definitions for the gross intake ratio.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- National coverage for participating countries.