Indicators

The indicator measures children’s exposure to organized learning activities in the year prior to the start of primary school. A high value of the indicator shows a high degree of participation in organized learning immediately before the official entrance age to primary education.

The participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex as defined as the percentage of children in the given age range who participate in one or more organized learning programme, including programmes which offer a combination of education and care.    Participation in early childhood and in primary education are both included. The age range will vary by country depending on the official age for entry to primary education.

The number of children in the  relevant age group who participate in an organized learning programme is  expressed as a percentage of the total population in the same age range. The indicator can be calculated both from administrative data and from household surveys. If the former, the n umber of enrolments in organized learning programmes are reported by schools and the population in the age group one year  below the official primary entry age is derived from population estimates. For the calculation of this indicator at the global level, population estimates from the UN Population Division are used. If derived from household surveys, both enrolments and population are collected at the same time.   PROL0t1,AG(a-1) = E0t1,AG(a-1)   SAPAG(a-1)   where:   PROL0t1,AG(a-1) = participation rate in or ganized learning one year before the official entry age a to primary education   E0t1,AG(a-1) = enrolment in early childhood or primary education (ISCED levels 0 and 1) aged one year below the official entry age a to primary education   SAPAG(a-1) = school-age population aged one year below the official entry age a to primary education