DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS
Gross Intake Rate (GIR) in the first grade of primary
Definition: Total number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age.
Net Intake Rate (NIR) in the first grade of primary
Definition: New entrants in the first grade of primary education that are of the official primary school-entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the same age.
Transition Rate (TR)
Definition: The number of students admitted to the first grade of a higher level of education in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of the lower level of education in the previous year.
Gross Enrolment Rate (GER)
Definition: Total enrolment in a specific level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the eligible official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education in a given school year.
Net Enrolment Rate (NER)
Definition: Enrolment of the official age group for a given level of education expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population of the official age group.
Age Specific Enrolment Rate (ASER)
Definition: Enrolment of a specific single age, irrespective of the level of education, as a percentage of the population of the same age.