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

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in IDA only was 74.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 74.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.28 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/)

See also:

Year Value
1972 46.28
1973 47.30
1974 47.45
1975 48.43
1976 49.19
1977 47.06
1978 47.92
1979 48.35
1980 48.78
1981 49.75
1982 51.16
1983 51.63
1984 53.46
1985 51.59
1986 51.88
1987 51.82
1988 51.65
1989 51.31
1990 52.17
1991 52.87
1992 52.72
1993 53.15
1994 52.55
1995 52.63
1996 53.04
1997 53.18
1998 53.52
1999 54.77
2000 55.92
2001 57.77
2002 59.82
2003 61.44
2004 62.89
2005 65.21
2006 66.08
2007 66.91
2008 68.40
2009 71.26
2010 71.25
2011 72.27
2012 72.41
2013 71.72
2014 71.91
2015 72.09
2016 72.63
2017 73.53
2018 74.56
2019 74.47
2020 74.96

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