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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cyprus was 102.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 104.24 in 1994, while its lowest value was 58.13 in 1985.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 87.76
1972 87.38
1973 84.59
1974 86.60
1975 79.12
1976 78.65
1977 72.24
1978 77.64
1979 83.59
1980 73.07
1981 89.33
1982 77.81
1983 78.41
1984 76.00
1985 58.13
1986 61.31
1987 68.53
1988 78.93
1989 78.22
1990 78.60
1991 83.33
1992 82.69
1993 100.77
1994 104.24
1995 99.69
1996 97.16
1997 98.86
1999 100.72
2000 97.66
2001 98.04
2002 100.45
2003 101.18
2004 87.55
2005 100.08
2006 101.15
2007 99.95
2008 100.25
2009 103.16
2010 99.32
2011 101.73
2012 100.06
2013 98.33
2014 99.83
2015 96.82
2016 98.47
2017 101.27
2018 101.88
2019 102.55

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