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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Korea was 105.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 109.70 in 2012, while its lowest value was 91.36 in 2017.

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 95.79
1972 97.51
1973 106.42
1974 104.32
1975 103.92
1976 107.70
1977 101.55
1978 100.04
1979 102.89
1980 99.44
1981 103.76
1982 101.23
1983 102.96
1984 109.03
1985 106.55
1986 105.44
1987 104.67
1988 99.88
1989 95.00
1990 98.99
1991 96.50
1992 107.44
1993 106.74
1994 108.80
1995 108.44
1997 97.09
1998 99.09
1999 103.69
2000 103.23
2001 99.65
2002 94.81
2003 100.87
2004 99.68
2005 97.84
2006 99.14
2007 101.09
2008 100.11
2009 101.62
2010 101.16
2011 102.98
2012 109.70
2013 103.19
2014 96.16
2015 101.41
2016 98.02
2017 91.36
2018 95.38
2019 105.24

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