Seychelles - Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Seychelles was 97.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 115.17 in 2005, while its lowest value was 82.27 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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 82.27
1971 91.77
1972 99.21
1974 91.70
1975 89.94
1976 97.96
1977 89.98
1978 95.02
1980 95.68
1981 90.12
1982 94.20
1983 103.56
1984 94.27
1985 91.31
1986 113.97
1987 99.27
1988 87.08
1989 89.24
1991 99.07
1992 101.06
1993 97.85
1994 99.76
1997 103.28
1998 94.17
1999 97.81
2000 97.09
2001 105.19
2002 105.42
2003 106.39
2004 103.26
2005 115.17
2007 112.34
2008 112.18
2009 106.69
2010 112.37
2011 107.82
2012 105.60
2013 106.69
2014 115.13
2015 107.11
2016 112.61
2017 104.72
2018 98.66
2019 94.66
2020 97.58

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