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Education > Grade 1 intake rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 VanuatuVanuatu 101.5 2002
=2 JapanJapan 100 1997
=2 New ZealandNew Zealand 100 1995
4 NetherlandsNetherlands 98.6 2000
5 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 97.8 2002
6 IcelandIceland 96.3 2000
7 NorwayNorway 95.6 1997
8 TajikistanTajikistan 94.7 2000
9 CubaCuba 93.7 2000
10 FinlandFinland 93.5 2000
11 ArgentinaArgentina 92.2 2002
12 ArubaAruba 91.4 2000
13 GuyanaGuyana 90.1 2002
14 BurmaBurma 89.9 2000
15 DenmarkDenmark 86.9 2002
16 PanamaPanama 86.5 2000
17 LuxembourgLuxembourg 86.3 2000
18 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 86.1 2000
19 BelarusBelarus 85.7 2002
=20 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 85.2 2002
=20 BangladeshBangladesh 85.2 2000
=20 BarbadosBarbados 85.2 2000
23 PeruPeru 84.7 2002
=24 SamoaSamoa 84.3 2002
=24 MexicoMexico 84.3 2000
26 BahrainBahrain 83.1 2000
27 JamaicaJamaica 82.2 2000
28 TunisiaTunisia 81.7 2002
29 EcuadorEcuador 81.5 2000
30 AlgeriaAlgeria 80.7 2000
31 FijiFiji 80.5 2002
32 SurinameSuriname 80.4 2000
33 MaldivesMaldives 80.3 2000
34 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 80.2 2002
35 MaltaMalta 79.7 1995
36 AlbaniaAlbania 78.9 2000
37 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 78.2 2000
38 VietnamVietnam 78.1 2000
39 BelizeBelize 77.3 2000
40 Cape VerdeCape Verde 76.7 2002
41 IraqIraq 74 2002
42 GeorgiaGeorgia 72.6 2000
=43 RussiaRussia 72.4 1997
=43 MalawiMalawi 72.4 1997
45 MongoliaMongolia 71 2000
46 MacauMacau 70.7 2000
47 JordanJordan 70.6 2002
48 ParaguayParaguay 70.2 2000
49 KazakhstanKazakhstan 68.4 2000
50 CambodiaCambodia 68.1 2000
51 KuwaitKuwait 67.3 2002
52 BoliviaBolivia 67.1 2000
53 UkraineUkraine 66.6 2002
54 CyprusCyprus 66.5 1995
55 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 66.3 2000
56 MoroccoMorocco 66.2 2000
57 GrenadaGrenada 65.1 2000
58 RwandaRwanda 64.9 2000
59 VenezuelaVenezuela 63.5 2002
60 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 62.9 2000
61 SyriaSyria 61.9 2000
=62 Costa RicaCosta Rica 60.7 2000
=62 GuatemalaGuatemala 60.7 2000
=62 United Arab EmiratesUAE 60.7 2000
65 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 59 2000
66 ColombiaColombia 58.7 2000
67 NamibiaNamibia 58.4 2000
68 LiberiaLiberia 57.8 2002
69 CroatiaCroatia 57.7 1997
70 ArmeniaArmenia 57.3 2000
71 LesothoLesotho 54.5 2000
72 MadagascarMadagascar 54.3 2002
73 ThailandThailand 54 2002
74 OmanOman 53.7 2000
75 SlovakiaSlovakia 52.6 2000
76 El SalvadorEl Salvador 51.8 1995
77 TongaTonga 51.7 2002
=78 SwazilandSwaziland 50 2002
=78 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 50 2000
80 HondurasHonduras 48.5 2000
81 PhilippinesPhilippines 47.1 2000
82 TogoTogo 46.9 2000
83 The GambiaThe Gambia 44.6 2002
84 IndonesiaIndonesia 44.4 2000
85 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 44 2000
86 SenegalSenegal 39.9 2002
87 NicaraguaNicaragua 39.7 2000
88 ZimbabweZimbabwe 39.6 2002
89 ZambiaZambia 38.2 2000
90 South AfricaSouth Africa 37.5 2000
91 ChileChile 37.1 2000
92 UruguayUruguay 36.6 2000
93 The BahamasThe Bahamas 33.9 2002
94 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 33.5 2002
95 NigerNiger 30.6 2000
96 KenyaKenya 30.3 2002
97 BurundiBurundi 30 2000
98 GhanaGhana 29.3 2000
99 SudanSudan 28 2002
100 MauritaniaMauritania 27.8 2000
101 ChadChad 27.6 2000
102 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 27 2000
103 EritreaEritrea 26.2 2000
104 EthiopiaEthiopia 25.7 2000
105 DjiboutiDjibouti 25.4 2002
106 MauritiusMauritius 24.5 2000
107 BotswanaBotswana 23.4 2000
108 MozambiqueMozambique 21.3 2000
109 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 20.9 2000
110 GuineaGuinea 20.4 2002
111 AngolaAngola 17.5 2002
112 ComorosComoros 15.5 2002
113 TanzaniaTanzania 13.3 2002
114 LebanonLebanon 6.1 2000

Citation

Education > Grade 1 intake rate: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Education > Grade 1 intake rate

  • All of the top 2 countries by grade 1 intake rate are East Asian and Pacific.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by grade 1 intake rate are High income OECD.
  • 20 of the bottom 21 countries by grade 1 intake rate are Sub-Saharan African.
  • 35 of the bottom 43 countries by grade 1 intake rate are Hot countries.
  • Tajikistan ranked first for grade 1 intake rate amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
  • New Zealand ranked first for grade 1 intake rate amongst Former British colonies in 1995.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by grade 1 intake rate are Densely populated.
  • Iraq ranked first for grade 1 intake rate amongst Failed states in 2002.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked second last for grade 1 intake rate amongst OPEC countries in 2000.
  • Papua New Guinea ranked first for grade 1 intake rate amongst Christian countries in 2002.
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