Small states - Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Small states was 68.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 68.29 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.83 in 1972.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1972 43.83
1973 45.67
1974 46.10
1975 46.42
1976 47.05
1977 48.12
1978 49.78
1979 51.16
1980 50.75
1981 50.55
1982 50.50
1983 49.53
1984 50.39
1985 50.53
1986 49.99
1987 50.08
1988 49.18
1989 51.60
1990 51.54
1991 53.36
1992 53.42
1993 54.52
1994 55.08
1995 55.13
1996 54.89
1997 55.31
1998 56.17
1999 56.15
2000 56.99
2001 57.42
2002 58.59
2003 60.51
2004 62.51
2005 63.07
2006 63.85
2007 63.72
2008 64.37
2009 67.15
2010 67.34
2011 67.90
2012 67.62
2013 66.93
2014 66.88
2015 67.75
2016 68.15
2017 68.07
2018 67.71
2019 68.29
2020 68.29

Limitations and Exceptions: Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of lower secondary education. Thus this rate is a proxy that should be taken as an upper estimate of the actual lower secondary completion rate. There are many reasons why the rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of lower secondary 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 lower secondary 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: Lower secondary completion rate is calculated as the number of new entrants (enrollment minus repeaters) in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education. 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