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

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Small states was 70.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 70.42 in 2019, while its lowest value was 44.54 in 1971.

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
1971 44.54
1972 44.71
1973 46.63
1974 47.19
1975 47.69
1976 48.33
1977 49.31
1978 51.06
1979 52.19
1980 51.87
1981 51.71
1982 51.66
1983 50.79
1984 51.44
1985 51.57
1986 51.11
1987 51.14
1988 50.05
1989 52.99
1990 52.87
1991 55.00
1992 54.88
1993 55.99
1994 56.42
1995 56.66
1996 56.61
1997 56.67
1998 57.16
1999 56.96
2000 57.87
2001 58.31
2002 59.29
2003 61.14
2004 62.84
2005 63.49
2006 64.56
2007 64.60
2008 65.29
2009 67.79
2010 68.29
2011 68.89
2012 68.86
2013 68.50
2014 68.80
2015 69.38
2016 70.08
2017 70.23
2018 69.96
2019 70.42
2020 70.36

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