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

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Algeria was 103.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 108.91 in 2014, while its lowest value was 29.83 in 1972.

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
1972 29.83
1973 31.92
1974 33.30
1975 38.79
1976 44.38
1977 47.70
1978 50.17
1979 50.88
1980 51.88
1981 54.48
1982 58.21
1983 60.61
1984 63.91
1985 74.79
1986 62.91
1987 65.68
1988 67.06
1989 70.02
1990 69.50
1991 70.53
1992 73.78
1993 73.74
1994 73.66
1995 76.05
1996 79.89
1997 81.61
1999 81.49
2000 79.91
2001 86.00
2002 87.87
2003 89.25
2004 91.54
2005 92.72
2006 82.65
2007 95.18
2008 106.99
2009 92.73
2010 95.37
2011 97.31
2012 101.30
2013 105.86
2014 108.91
2015 105.49
2016 105.56
2017 105.75
2018 105.63
2019 101.58
2020 103.34

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