Other small states - Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Other small states was 87.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 87.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 58.89 in 1971.

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 58.89
1972 59.88
1973 60.92
1974 63.31
1975 63.29
1976 61.82
1977 60.58
1978 61.90
1979 63.76
1980 63.34
1981 65.80
1982 65.80
1983 65.29
1984 64.48
1985 66.65
1986 69.61
1987 67.42
1988 67.62
1989 65.48
1990 68.44
1991 68.26
1992 68.29
1993 67.60
1994 68.41
1995 68.48
1996 69.89
1997 71.21
1998 73.93
1999 74.63
2000 74.88
2001 75.90
2002 76.86
2003 77.66
2004 77.55
2005 77.99
2006 80.42
2007 80.45
2008 81.55
2009 82.02
2010 82.71
2011 82.85
2012 83.84
2013 84.34
2014 84.57
2015 85.55
2016 86.02
2017 85.96
2018 86.75
2019 86.96
2020 87.60

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