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

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Cyprus was 98.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 100.45 in 2014, while its lowest value was 43.79 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 43.79
1972 45.07
1973 59.46
1974 57.47
1975 53.28
1976 54.55
1977 53.62
1978 56.15
1979 60.30
1980 53.63
1981 59.13
1982 64.05
1983 58.59
1984 79.63
1985 69.18
1986 70.12
1987 67.72
1988 51.12
1990 59.43
1993 90.94
1994 97.83
1995 88.84
1996 89.77
1997 89.96
1999 86.51
2000 89.24
2001 89.50
2002 99.91
2003 94.53
2004 96.38
2005 98.98
2006 96.66
2007 86.03
2008 99.52
2009 99.78
2010 93.98
2011 93.16
2012 95.06
2013 95.23
2014 100.45
2015 97.70
2016 99.87
2017 99.11
2018 94.70
2019 98.74

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