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

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Malta was 107.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 117.98 in 1981, while its lowest value was 70.41 in 1976.

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 111.91
1972 112.03
1973 106.74
1974 106.43
1975 93.38
1976 70.41
1977 99.08
1978 92.06
1979 101.42
1980 104.24
1981 117.98
1982 103.58
1983 100.48
1984 101.51
1985 98.86
1986 99.03
1987 104.84
1988 100.95
1989 101.15
1990 101.36
1991 100.21
1992 101.31
1993 106.60
1994 103.39
1995 96.60
1996 100.53
1997 95.02
1998 101.48
1999 104.38
2000 109.16
2001 106.54
2002 106.34
2003 103.40
2004 99.96
2005 95.60
2006 99.12
2007 97.16
2008 98.89
2009 93.58
2010 99.45
2011 103.91
2012 92.49
2013 96.22
2014 106.69
2015 101.69
2016 102.98
2017 99.59
2018 101.85
2019 107.80

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