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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho was 85.63 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 86.99 in 2010, while its lowest value was 32.27 in 1971.

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
1971 32.27
1972 35.98
1973 39.97
1974 49.23
1975 51.81
1976 48.17
1977 44.06
1978 44.32
1979 44.89
1980 44.79
1981 45.82
1982 46.12
1983 47.13
1984 47.53
1985 47.47
1986 47.37
1987 49.55
1988 51.72
1989 51.85
1990 53.74
1991 54.20
1992 56.39
1993 56.09
1994 57.98
1995 61.24
1996 58.94
1997 58.30
1998 58.47
1999 57.51
2000 56.75
2001 59.66
2002 62.16
2003 65.57
2004 69.30
2005 65.80
2006 85.58
2007 82.59
2008 81.53
2009 83.21
2010 86.99
2011 85.57
2012 83.28
2013 82.98
2014 82.23
2015 81.76
2016 85.63

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