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

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho was 93.53 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 100.14 in 2006, while its lowest value was 44.72 in 1972.

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
1972 44.72
1973 51.28
1974 63.79
1975 67.66
1976 62.47
1977 57.99
1978 59.52
1979 60.58
1980 61.19
1981 61.65
1982 61.84
1983 61.76
1984 60.90
1985 60.43
1986 60.35
1987 63.63
1988 66.09
1989 65.80
1990 69.09
1991 69.55
1992 71.23
1993 70.39
1994 71.87
1995 73.51
1996 69.93
1997 69.23
1998 68.81
1999 65.87
2000 65.66
2001 68.18
2002 71.50
2003 74.80
2004 79.75
2005 77.06
2006 100.14
2007 94.59
2008 92.40
2009 94.90
2010 97.64
2011 94.88
2012 92.83
2013 93.14
2014 91.38
2015 90.73
2016 93.53

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