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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belarus was 104.62 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 132.68 in 2002, while its lowest value was 90.12 in 1992.

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 102.69
1972 101.84
1973 104.90
1974 100.18
1975 99.11
1976 98.15
1977 96.89
1978 99.52
1979 99.56
1980 100.76
1981 100.43
1982 100.16
1983 100.26
1984 99.97
1985 98.75
1986 98.97
1990 94.99
1991 94.75
1992 90.12
1993 96.58
1994 98.48
1995 96.15
1996 95.73
1997 95.92
1999 98.79
2000 102.32
2001 106.73
2002 132.68
2003 103.19
2004 102.72
2005 98.87
2006 97.65
2007 96.31
2008 99.11
2009 105.85
2010 106.97
2011 107.91
2012 104.08
2013 100.26
2014 98.67
2015 96.76
2016 96.87
2017 101.68
2018 104.62

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