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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Denmark was 101.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 109.42 in 1979, while its lowest value was 91.28 in 1982.

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
1971 95.61
1972 92.49
1973 93.84
1974 92.68
1975 94.19
1976 101.28
1977 100.75
1978 108.11
1979 109.42
1980 102.23
1981 93.28
1982 91.28
1983 92.18
1984 97.77
1985 99.98
1986 97.05
1987 98.42
1988 102.34
1989 97.65
1990 95.37
1991 97.76
1992 97.02
1993 99.28
1994 96.84
1998 101.63
1999 101.45
2000 100.15
2001 101.36
2002 105.42
2004 100.66
2005 100.36
2006 102.04
2007 101.76
2008 100.97
2009 97.97
2010 99.12
2011 99.63
2012 98.26
2013 99.28
2014 98.77
2015 98.74
2016 103.88
2017 103.78
2018 101.04
2019 101.90

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