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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Malta was 108.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 118.48 in 1981, while its lowest value was 73.16 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 109.36
1972 111.60
1973 105.88
1974 106.66
1975 94.01
1976 73.16
1977 95.68
1978 91.17
1979 100.64
1980 104.98
1981 118.48
1982 104.60
1983 101.15
1984 97.32
1985 103.76
1986 104.69
1987 109.80
1988 101.16
1989 102.93
1990 101.69
1991 99.30
1992 101.82
1993 104.82
1994 104.33
1995 100.07
1996 100.61
1997 99.30
1998 101.03
1999 103.59
2000 106.99
2001 105.85
2002 106.08
2003 103.44
2004 99.96
2005 96.12
2006 100.02
2007 97.94
2008 101.29
2009 95.13
2010 99.80
2011 101.19
2012 94.64
2013 97.98
2014 102.68
2015 100.21
2016 101.81
2017 101.93
2018 103.58
2019 108.30

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