Help us improve this section of the site. Can we get your feedback?
Click here
Toggle navigation
Home
About
Data
Research
Learning
News
Projects & Operations
Publications
Countries
Topics
English
Español
Français
عربي
Русский
中文
View all »
DataBank
This page is in
English
Español
Français
عربي
中文
Log in Now
WB Staff Login
Public Login
Tweets
Like
Share
+
Google+
Digg
人人网
新浪微博
Stumble Upon
DataBank Home
Databases
Create Report
Saved Reports
Saved Datasets
Metadata Glossary
What's New
Gender Statistics was updated on July 1, 2024
Health Nutrition and Population Statistics was updated on July 1, 2024
Population estimates and projections was updated on July 1, 2024
World Development Indicators was updated on June 28, 2024
Metadata Glossary
Select Database
Indicator
Country
Classification
Download
Filtered Results: 10
Remove filter
Code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS
Indicator Name
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Long 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
Topic
Education: Outcomes
Periodicity
Annual
Aggregation method
Weighted average
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).
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.
License URL
https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by
License Type
CC BY-4.0
Go to Data
^