Net Enrolment Ratio (NER)
Definition
The Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) is defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute for Statistics as enrolment of the official age-group for a given level of education expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.UNESCO Institute for Statistics. UIS Indicator Definitions: Education Indicators, Techical Guidelines. UNESCO. UNESCO. For example, in 2005, Djibouti had the worst measured NER in primary education in the world at 34.4%. Thus, out of every 100 children within the official age-group for primary education, only 34 were enrolled in school.The World Bank Group. (2010). School Enrolment, Primary (net %). Retrieved August 17, 2010, from The World Bank Data: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.NENR?display=default
Purpose
The purpose of NER is to show the extent of participation in a given level of education of children and youths belonging to the official age-group corresponding to the given level of education.
This is a very important indicator in measuring rates of Access to Education, when considering gender inequality issues, as well as regional or rural/urban inequalities. It is of particular interest to the measure of Civil liberties of women/girls in a given country or region.
References
See Also
- Millennium Development Goals
- Education for All
- Primary Education in Sub-Saharan Women and African Economic Development
- Primary Completion Rates
- Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Women and African Economic Development
- [Statistics:School Enrolment]
- [Statistics:Education]
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute for Statistics
- Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base Variables: School Enrolment
- Maternal Mortality
- HIV/AIDS/AIDS
- Adolescent Birth Rate
- Under-Five Mortality Rate
- Information Guide for Arab Millennium Development Goal Reports