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

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Small states was 87.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 87.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 71.81 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 71.81
1972 72.27
1973 72.64
1974 73.65
1975 73.44
1976 72.80
1977 72.40
1978 73.03
1979 74.01
1980 72.85
1981 74.89
1982 74.95
1983 74.12
1984 73.12
1985 73.69
1986 75.53
1987 74.24
1988 74.40
1989 73.11
1990 75.10
1991 74.75
1992 74.61
1993 74.01
1994 74.26
1995 74.04
1996 75.01
1997 76.34
1998 78.66
1999 79.63
2000 79.45
2001 79.56
2002 80.55
2003 81.10
2004 81.09
2005 81.20
2006 82.77
2007 83.11
2008 83.91
2009 84.33
2010 84.45
2011 84.65
2012 85.50
2013 85.74
2014 85.87
2015 86.51
2016 86.95
2017 86.80
2018 87.16
2019 87.25
2020 87.53

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