South Asia - Primary completion rate
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in South Asia was 93.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 93.99 in 2015, while its lowest value was 29.97 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 | 29.97 |
| 1971 | 30.12 |
| 1972 | 30.69 |
| 1973 | 31.05 |
| 1974 | 31.42 |
| 1975 | 32.52 |
| 1976 | 33.18 |
| 1977 | 33.88 |
| 1978 | 35.36 |
| 1979 | 36.62 |
| 1980 | 37.96 |
| 1981 | 39.37 |
| 1982 | 40.78 |
| 1983 | 42.26 |
| 1984 | 43.79 |
| 1985 | 45.30 |
| 1986 | 46.89 |
| 1987 | 48.47 |
| 1988 | 49.93 |
| 1989 | 51.31 |
| 1990 | 52.61 |
| 1991 | 53.91 |
| 1992 | 55.22 |
| 1993 | 56.50 |
| 1994 | 57.82 |
| 1995 | 59.15 |
| 1996 | 59.11 |
| 1997 | 59.08 |
| 1998 | 59.06 |
| 1999 | 59.08 |
| 2000 | 61.59 |
| 2001 | 63.25 |
| 2002 | 66.12 |
| 2003 | 72.35 |
| 2004 | 75.06 |
| 2005 | 77.90 |
| 2006 | 80.47 |
| 2007 | 83.16 |
| 2008 | 85.53 |
| 2009 | 87.41 |
| 2010 | 87.13 |
| 2011 | 86.75 |
| 2012 | 89.85 |
| 2013 | 92.33 |
| 2014 | 93.60 |
| 2015 | 93.99 |
| 2016 | 93.15 |
| 2017 | 92.37 |
| 2018 | 90.74 |
| 2019 | 91.15 |
| 2020 | 93.06 |
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in South Asia was 91.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 91.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 52.95 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 | 52.95 |
| 1971 | 53.11 |
| 1972 | 53.89 |
| 1973 | 54.45 |
| 1974 | 55.00 |
| 1975 | 56.37 |
| 1976 | 57.29 |
| 1977 | 57.28 |
| 1978 | 58.77 |
| 1979 | 60.06 |
| 1980 | 61.40 |
| 1981 | 62.79 |
| 1982 | 64.14 |
| 1983 | 65.52 |
| 1984 | 66.95 |
| 1985 | 68.40 |
| 1986 | 69.82 |
| 1987 | 71.23 |
| 1988 | 72.35 |
| 1989 | 73.13 |
| 1990 | 73.75 |
| 1991 | 74.37 |
| 1992 | 74.99 |
| 1993 | 75.48 |
| 1994 | 76.00 |
| 1995 | 76.51 |
| 1996 | 75.78 |
| 1997 | 75.06 |
| 1998 | 74.35 |
| 1999 | 73.68 |
| 2000 | 75.84 |
| 2001 | 75.60 |
| 2002 | 78.31 |
| 2003 | 79.08 |
| 2004 | 80.99 |
| 2005 | 82.91 |
| 2006 | 84.14 |
| 2007 | 85.42 |
| 2008 | 86.77 |
| 2009 | 87.93 |
| 2010 | 87.62 |
| 2011 | 87.14 |
| 2012 | 88.26 |
| 2013 | 89.10 |
| 2014 | 90.73 |
| 2015 | 91.08 |
| 2016 | 90.77 |
| 2017 | 90.26 |
| 2018 | 89.41 |
| 2019 | 89.37 |
| 2020 | 91.50 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in South Asia was 92.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 92.46 in 2015, while its lowest value was 41.87 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 | 41.87 |
| 1971 | 42.03 |
| 1972 | 42.70 |
| 1973 | 43.16 |
| 1974 | 43.62 |
| 1975 | 44.86 |
| 1976 | 45.66 |
| 1977 | 45.99 |
| 1978 | 47.47 |
| 1979 | 48.75 |
| 1980 | 50.09 |
| 1981 | 51.48 |
| 1982 | 52.86 |
| 1983 | 54.29 |
| 1984 | 55.76 |
| 1985 | 57.25 |
| 1986 | 58.75 |
| 1987 | 60.24 |
| 1988 | 61.53 |
| 1989 | 62.61 |
| 1990 | 63.56 |
| 1991 | 64.52 |
| 1992 | 65.48 |
| 1993 | 66.36 |
| 1994 | 67.28 |
| 1995 | 68.19 |
| 1996 | 67.79 |
| 1997 | 67.41 |
| 1998 | 67.03 |
| 1999 | 66.70 |
| 2000 | 69.02 |
| 2001 | 69.70 |
| 2002 | 72.50 |
| 2003 | 75.88 |
| 2004 | 78.16 |
| 2005 | 80.53 |
| 2006 | 82.39 |
| 2007 | 84.34 |
| 2008 | 86.18 |
| 2009 | 87.69 |
| 2010 | 87.39 |
| 2011 | 86.96 |
| 2012 | 89.02 |
| 2013 | 90.63 |
| 2014 | 92.09 |
| 2015 | 92.46 |
| 2016 | 91.90 |
| 2017 | 91.27 |
| 2018 | 90.05 |
| 2019 | 90.22 |
| 2020 | 92.24 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
