Italy - Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Italy was 97.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 108.05 in 1975, while its lowest value was 95.69 in 1997.

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
1971 97.21
1972 99.47
1973 99.39
1974 100.42
1975 108.05
1976 106.16
1977 105.68
1978 102.60
1979 101.69
1980 103.51
1981 100.40
1982 101.19
1983 100.04
1984 100.36
1985 102.24
1986 101.93
1987 99.82
1988 99.77
1989 100.25
1990 100.75
1991 97.84
1992 98.74
1994 101.86
1995 97.62
1996 98.80
1997 95.69
1999 100.28
2000 101.84
2001 104.71
2002 103.02
2003 103.35
2004 101.93
2005 99.90
2006 99.76
2007 101.79
2008 105.56
2009 102.78
2010 103.85
2011 104.62
2012 101.20
2013 100.54
2014 100.12
2015 100.05
2016 97.47
2017 98.74
2018 97.45
2019 97.39

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