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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Seychelles was 102.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 115.18 in 2005, while its lowest value was 84.35 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 84.35
1971 95.09
1972 103.89
1974 99.37
1975 98.52
1976 102.77
1977 97.98
1978 102.61
1980 98.03
1981 91.98
1982 93.56
1983 102.44
1984 96.14
1985 94.55
1986 111.16
1987 102.30
1988 88.32
1989 90.56
1991 101.60
1992 97.72
1993 97.14
1994 95.81
1997 101.68
1998 98.38
1999 100.06
2000 98.88
2001 105.65
2002 106.26
2003 107.05
2004 103.72
2005 115.18
2007 112.32
2008 112.32
2009 106.57
2010 110.52
2011 110.24
2012 104.57
2013 104.58
2014 111.41
2015 108.75
2016 112.65
2017 102.20
2018 101.85
2019 98.80
2020 102.68

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