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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in IDA only was 75.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 75.07 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.52 in 1970.

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
1970 36.52
1971 36.53
1972 36.76
1973 37.69
1974 37.92
1975 38.73
1976 39.44
1977 38.16
1978 39.10
1979 39.69
1980 40.34
1981 41.46
1982 42.89
1983 43.76
1984 45.93
1985 44.43
1986 44.92
1987 45.03
1988 44.93
1989 44.67
1990 45.58
1991 46.48
1992 46.47
1993 47.13
1994 46.72
1995 46.95
1996 47.59
1997 47.85
1998 48.31
1999 49.73
2000 50.79
2001 52.64
2002 54.62
2003 56.49
2004 57.93
2005 60.53
2006 61.96
2007 62.97
2008 64.80
2009 68.10
2010 68.75
2011 69.97
2012 70.98
2013 70.49
2014 71.18
2015 71.78
2016 72.50
2017 73.54
2018 74.66
2019 74.60
2020 75.07

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