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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in IBRD only was 96.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 96.19 in 2009, while its lowest value was 74.64 in 1970.

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
1970 74.64
1971 74.70
1972 75.07
1973 75.61
1974 75.86
1975 76.56
1976 77.26
1977 78.52
1978 79.29
1979 80.03
1980 81.20
1981 82.18
1982 82.78
1983 83.48
1984 84.53
1985 85.53
1986 85.87
1987 85.88
1988 86.15
1989 85.89
1990 86.22
1991 86.60
1992 86.05
1993 87.15
1994 88.15
1995 87.37
1996 85.89
1997 85.29
1998 85.56
1999 85.63
2000 86.90
2001 87.80
2002 88.69
2003 89.70
2004 90.50
2005 91.33
2006 91.60
2007 93.39
2008 96.03
2009 96.19
2010 95.60
2011 94.79
2012 95.58
2013 95.97
2014 95.39
2015 94.74
2016 94.98
2017 95.10
2018 94.96
2019 95.25
2020 96.02

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