Seychelles - Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Seychelles was 108.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 115.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 86.52 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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 86.52
1971 98.58
1972 108.80
1974 107.46
1975 107.58
1976 107.84
1977 106.42
1978 110.59
1980 100.49
1981 93.94
1982 92.88
1983 101.25
1984 98.11
1985 97.96
1986 108.19
1987 105.47
1988 89.61
1989 91.93
1991 104.23
1992 94.24
1993 96.40
1994 91.69
1997 100.00
1998 102.81
1999 102.44
2000 100.77
2001 106.14
2002 107.14
2003 107.74
2004 104.19
2005 115.20
2007 112.30
2008 112.46
2009 106.45
2010 108.58
2011 112.78
2012 103.49
2013 102.38
2014 107.55
2015 110.46
2016 112.69
2017 99.57
2018 105.20
2019 103.14
2020 108.05

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