Gross enrolment ratio

Gross enrolment ratio (GER) or gross enrolment index (GEI) is a

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), describes "Gross Enrolment Ratio" as the total enrolment within a country "in a specific level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population in the official age group corresponding to this level of education".^[1]^{[full citation needed}

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The GER can be over 100% as it includes students who may be older or younger than the official age group. This is because the GER includes students who are repeating a grade, those who enrolled late and are older than their classmates, or those who have advanced quickly and are younger than their classmates. This allows the total enrolment to exceed the population that corresponds to that level of education.[2]

UN Human Development Index use

A combined gross enrolment ratio (CGER), incorporating all three levels of education, was used to calculate the

member states, from 1990 to 2009. Amongst other measures used in the calculation, the CGER was given one-third weight in assessing the knowledge component, represented by gross enrolment, while the adult literacy rate was given two-thirds weight.^[3]

References

^ Official UN definition for GER
^ "How can gross school enrollment ratios be over 100 percent? – World Bank Data Help Desk". datahelpdesk.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
^ http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/pdfs/report/Techinical_notes.pdf Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine page 2

External links

[1] Official UN definition for GER

[2] "How can gross school enrollment ratios be over 100 percent? – World Bank Data Help Desk". datahelpdesk.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

[3] ttp://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/pdfs/report/Techinical_notes.pdf Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine page 2

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