Japan - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Japan was 99.36 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 104.02 in 1971, while its lowest value was 88.96 in 1979.

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 104.02
1972 100.16
1973 98.23
1974 97.77
1975 97.99
1976 98.09
1977 102.14
1978 97.79
1979 88.96
1980 103.75
1981 101.98
1982 97.78
1983 97.34
1984 98.00
1985 98.46
1986 100.52
1987 101.80
1988 99.98
1989 99.96
1990 102.41
1991 102.20
1992 99.97
1994 97.41
1998 100.14
1999 99.36

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Japan was 98.93 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 103.76 in 1980, while its lowest value was 89.17 in 1979.

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 103.27
1972 99.46
1973 97.48
1974 97.31
1975 97.32
1976 97.78
1977 101.65
1978 97.35
1979 89.17
1980 103.76
1981 102.36
1982 98.02
1983 97.41
1984 98.02
1985 98.32
1986 100.29
1987 101.64
1988 99.66
1989 99.77
1990 102.06
1991 101.91
1992 99.68
1994 97.09
1998 99.78
1999 98.93

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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Japan was 99.14 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 103.75 in 1980, while its lowest value was 89.07 in 1979.

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 103.63
1972 99.80
1973 97.84
1974 97.53
1975 97.65
1976 97.93
1977 101.89
1978 97.56
1979 89.07
1980 103.75
1981 102.17
1982 97.90
1983 97.38
1984 98.01
1985 98.39
1986 100.40
1987 101.72
1988 99.82
1989 99.86
1990 102.23
1991 102.05
1992 99.82
1994 97.25
1998 99.96
1999 99.14

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes