Benin - Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Benin was 62.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 81.14 in 2015, while its lowest value was 18.21 in 1971.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 18.21
1972 21.28
1973 21.73
1974 20.58
1975 25.22
1976 25.13
1977 24.52
1978 26.68
1979 28.05
1980 29.94
1981 31.09
1982 33.60
1983 36.40
1984 29.76
1985 33.74
1986 30.76
1987 29.67
1988 27.34
1989 27.02
1990 18.79
1991 21.39
1992 21.66
1993 23.79
1994 25.74
1995 30.25
1996 32.36
1997 34.78
1998 37.52
2000 37.80
2001 41.68
2002 43.79
2003 48.12
2004 51.87
2008 63.67
2010 66.71
2011 71.69
2012 73.04
2013 78.61
2014 79.45
2015 81.14
2016 80.75
2019 64.44
2020 62.42

Development Relevance: The World Bank and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics jointly developed the primary completion rate indicator. Increasingly used as a core indicator of an education system's performance, it reflects an education system's coverage and the educational attainment of students.

Limitations and Exceptions: Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education. Thus this rate is a proxy that should be taken as an upper estimate of the actual primary completion rate. There are many reasons why the primary completion rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of primary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Primary completion rate is calculated by dividing the number of new entrants (enrollment minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes