United States - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in United States was 103.99 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 103.99 in 2010, while its lowest value was 96.14 in 2005.

Definition: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 102.06
1999 102.05
2000 98.65
2001 101.04
2002 102.62
2003 103.75
2004 100.26
2005 96.14
2006 99.09
2007 101.44
2008 102.05
2009 99.53
2010 103.99

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in United States was 103.31 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 105.32 in 2009, while its lowest value was 96.67 in 1999.

Definition: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 97.47
1999 96.67
2000 99.47
2001 101.32
2002 99.71
2003 99.33
2004 100.48
2005 102.25
2006 97.32
2007 99.00
2008 99.13
2009 105.32
2010 103.31

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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in United States was 103.64 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 103.64 in 2010, while its lowest value was 98.19 in 2006.

Definition: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 99.71
1999 99.30
2000 99.07
2001 101.18
2002 101.13
2003 101.49
2004 100.38
2005 99.27
2006 98.19
2007 100.19
2008 100.56
2009 102.50
2010 103.64

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes