Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 43.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 43.47 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.56 in 1974.

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
1972 21.62
1973 21.65
1974 21.56
1975 21.59
1976 21.61
1977 21.88
1978 22.28
1979 22.42
1980 22.96
1981 23.23
1982 22.89
1983 22.87
1984 22.99
1985 22.99
1986 22.75
1987 22.43
1988 22.46
1989 22.22
1990 22.54
1991 22.80
1992 22.43
1993 23.11
1994 23.02
1995 24.04
1996 24.01
1997 24.07
1998 24.27
1999 24.20
2000 24.74
2001 25.61
2002 27.09
2003 28.04
2004 29.23
2005 30.61
2006 32.33
2007 34.23
2008 36.95
2009 37.87
2010 38.99
2011 39.76
2012 40.28
2013 40.85
2014 42.42
2015 42.93
2016 42.99
2017 43.09
2018 43.42
2019 43.47
2020 43.46

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