Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) or Gross Enrolment Index (GEI) is a
statistical measure
In statistics, as opposed to its general use in mathematics, a parameter is any measured quantity of a statistical population that summarises or describes an aspect of the population, such as a mean or a standard deviation. If a population exa ...
used in the
education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
sector, and formerly by the
UN in its
Education Index
An Education index is a component of the Human Development Index published every year by the United Nations Development Programme. Alongside the Economical indicators and Life Expectancy Index, it helps measure the educational attainment, GNI ...
, to determine the number of students enrolled in school at several different grade levels (like elementary, middle school and high school), and use it to show the ratio of the number of students who live in that country to those who qualify for the particular grade level. The
(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".
The GER can be over 100% as it includes students who may be older or younger than the official age group. For instance, in India it improved from 25.8 to 26.3, 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.
UN Human Development Index use
A combined gross enrolment ratio (CGER), incorporating all three levels of education, was used to calculate the
Human Development Index (HDI), an annual
gauge of well-being for
UN member states, from 1990 to 2009. Amongst other measures used in the calculation, the CGER was given one-third weight in assessing the
knowledge
Knowledge can be defined as Descriptive knowledge, awareness of facts or as Procedural knowledge, practical skills, and may also refer to Knowledge by acquaintance, familiarity with objects or situations. Knowledge of facts, also called pro ...
component, represented by gross enrolment, while the adult
literacy
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, hum ...
rate was given two-thirds weight.
[http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/pdfs/report/Techinical_notes.pdf page 2]
References
External links
* http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/
* http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/beyond/global/glossary.html
* https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/gross-enrolment-ratio-in-higher-education-increases20190922001402/
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