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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Other small states was 85.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 85.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.33 in 1970.

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/)

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Year Value
1970 59.33
1971 59.64
1972 60.64
1973 61.16
1974 62.96
1975 62.60
1976 61.55
1977 60.07
1978 61.19
1979 62.60
1980 62.23
1981 65.00
1982 65.13
1983 64.55
1984 63.67
1985 65.88
1986 68.49
1987 66.12
1988 66.11
1989 63.67
1990 66.48
1991 66.25
1992 66.27
1993 65.88
1994 66.93
1995 67.27
1996 68.81
1997 70.44
1998 73.24
1999 74.37
2000 74.69
2001 75.98
2002 76.79
2003 77.63
2004 77.05
2005 77.05
2006 79.09
2007 79.73
2008 80.82
2009 81.12
2010 81.55
2011 81.64
2012 82.68
2013 83.04
2014 83.17
2015 83.95
2016 84.72
2017 84.72
2018 85.26
2019 85.42
2020 85.75

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