Cyprus - Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Cyprus was 97.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 103.27 in 2006, while its lowest value was 50.56 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 50.56
1972 51.43
1973 68.10
1974 67.44
1975 63.60
1976 64.38
1977 63.71
1978 66.88
1979 68.29
1980 61.00
1981 67.87
1982 72.36
1983 66.88
1984 85.60
1985 75.07
1986 73.19
1987 70.39
1988 55.58
1990 64.48
1993 95.48
1994 99.44
1995 93.01
1996 93.71
1997 95.91
1999 90.88
2000 93.44
2001 93.66
2002 101.84
2003 97.25
2004 101.34
2005 100.75
2006 103.27
2007 87.23
2008 99.83
2009 102.23
2010 95.50
2011 92.56
2012 96.18
2013 98.06
2014 101.26
2015 97.52
2016 96.78
2017 98.76
2018 96.98
2019 97.46

Limitations and Exceptions: Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of lower secondary education. Thus this rate is a proxy that should be taken as an upper estimate of the actual lower secondary completion rate. There are many reasons why the rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of lower secondary 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 lower secondary 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: Lower secondary completion rate is calculated as the number of new entrants (enrollment minus repeaters) in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education. 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