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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in The Gambia was 85.17 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 85.17 in 2021, while its lowest value was 18.32 in 1977.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 20.31
1972 22.67
1973 22.27
1974 21.91
1975 23.50
1976 22.81
1977 18.32
1978 23.92
1979 24.69
1980 27.45
1981 27.63
1982 31.69
1983 35.70
1984 41.95
1985 44.18
1986 46.75
1987 50.80
1989 44.04
1992 43.27
1993 41.38
1994 40.41
1995 43.13
1996 50.38
1997 47.54
1999 67.92
2000 66.13
2001 65.98
2002 63.36
2003 65.83
2004 64.35
2005 61.29
2006 59.51
2007 66.34
2008 72.35
2010 67.10
2011 63.97
2012 65.68
2013 66.42
2014 67.00
2015 67.47
2016 69.27
2017 72.05
2018 74.71
2019 78.94
2020 82.26
2021 85.17

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