Completion rate, primary education

Indicator id: school_completion_rate_primary · Unit: % · Coverage: 2001-2021

Percentage of children around 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary school who have completed that grade.

Sources

• UNESCO Institute for Statistics (preferred) -- dataset UIS, code CR.1 (https://uis.unesco.org)

Caveats

Distinct from the net/gross enrolment indicators above: this measures whether children who ever start primary school actually finish it, not how many are currently enrolled. Nepal's series rises steadily from ~52% (2001) to ~86% (2021); only 7 data points across two decades -- UIS derives this from household survey/census rounds, not annual administrative reporting.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 4.1 -- Ensure free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education
Topic: Education
Themes: education, youth

Also known as

"primary completion rate", "primary school completion", "who finishes primary school", "primary completion"

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