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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Algeria was 103.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 112.98 in 2008, while its lowest value was 41.59 in 1972.

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
1972 41.59
1973 43.55
1974 45.92
1975 51.54
1976 57.69
1977 60.86
1978 63.48
1979 63.32
1980 62.83
1981 66.71
1982 68.12
1983 70.56
1984 74.88
1985 88.41
1986 72.64
1987 74.60
1988 75.63
1989 78.53
1990 77.43
1991 76.60
1992 79.86
1993 79.64
1994 78.89
1995 80.39
1996 83.56
1997 83.79
1999 82.82
2000 80.17
2001 86.30
2002 88.08
2003 89.72
2004 91.33
2005 93.08
2006 83.63
2007 94.40
2008 112.98
2009 91.88
2010 95.62
2011 97.64
2012 101.55
2013 106.03
2014 108.39
2015 105.55
2016 105.59
2017 105.64
2018 105.14
2019 101.36
2020 103.66

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