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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Sweden was 105.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 106.49 in 2003, while its lowest value was 90.87 in 1973.

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
1971 94.66
1972 94.29
1973 90.87
1974 91.29
1975 92.79
1976 96.77
1977 104.03
1978 104.35
1979 104.84
1980 103.19
1981 96.47
1982 92.00
1983 93.44
1984 98.04
1987 100.60
1988 98.26
1989 96.21
1990 96.48
1991 96.29
1992 100.51
1993 106.09
1994 104.28
1999 100.41
2000 99.55
2001 102.26
2002 102.59
2003 106.49
2004 104.09
2005 100.13
2006 95.60
2007 95.09
2008 94.29
2009 93.22
2010 96.72
2011 101.40
2012 102.68
2013 102.46
2014 101.03
2015 103.77
2016 105.23
2017 105.39
2018 104.12
2019 105.09

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