Indicators and Definitions
School Participation
1 / School participation rate, 6-11 / Number of children aged 6-11 who are currently in school, regardless of level, as a % of the population aged 6-112 / School participation rate, 12-14 / Number of children aged 12-14 who are currently attending school, regardless of level, as a % of the population aged 12-14
3 / School participation rate, 15-17 / Number of children aged 15-17 who are currently attending school, regardless of level, as a % of the population aged 15-17
4 / Net primary participation rate (%), country specific / Number of students in primary school who are of the national official primary school age, as a % of the official primary school-aged population
5 / Gross primary participation rate (%), country specific / Number of students in primary school, regardless of age, as a % of the official primary school-aged population
6 / Gross secondary participation rate (%), country specific / Number of students in secondary school, regardless of age, as a % of the official secondary school-aged population
7 / Gross grade 1 intake rate (%), country specific / Number of grade 1 students, regardless of age, as a % of the population of official primary school entry-age
8 / Net grade 1 intake rate (%), country specific / Number of students in grade 1 who are of the official primary school entry age, as a % of the official entry age population
9 / % of Grade 1 students who are older than the official Grade 1 age, country specific / Number of students in grade 1 who are older than the official grade 1 age, as a % of total grade 1 attendances
Repetition and Drop-out
10 / Primary repetition rate (%), 6 grades / Percentage of students in grades 1-6 who are in the same grade this year as last year11 / Primary repetition rate (%), country specific / Percentage of students in primary school who are in the same grade this year as last year
12 / Primary drop-out rate (%), age 6-11 / Percentage of children aged 6-11 who have completed first grade of primary school, but are currently out-of-school
13 / Primary drop-out rate (%), country specific / Percentage of primary school-aged children who have completed first grade of primary school, but are currently out-of-school
Education Attainment
14 / % of 15-19 year olds with no schooling / Percentage of children aged 15-19 who have never attended school15 / % of 15-19 year olds who have completed Grade 5 / Percentage of children aged 15-19 who completed Grade 5 or higher
16 / % of 15-19 year olds who have completed Grade 6 / Percentage of children aged 15-19 who completed Grade 6 or higher
17 / % of 15-19 year olds who have completed primary school, country specific / Percentage of children aged 15-19 who completed last year of primary school or higher
18 / % of recent cohort who have completed Grade 5 / Percentage of children of the official Grade 5 completing age to the official Grade 5 completing age plus four, who have completed Grade 5 or higher*
19 / % of recent cohort who have completed Grade 6 / Percentage of children of the official Grade 6 completing age to the official Grade 6 completing age plus four, who have completed Grade 6 or higher*
20 / % of recent cohort who have completed primary school, country specific / Percentage of children of the official primary school completing age to the official primary school completing age plus four, who have completed the last year of primary school or higher*
21 / % of 15-19 year olds attained post-primary, country specific / Percentage of children aged 15-19 who attained at least some post-primary education
22 / Average years of schooling (15-24) / Years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults aged 15-24
23 / Average years of schooling (25+) / Years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults ages 25 and older
24 / % of adults completed primary education (age 25+), country specific / Percentage of adults aged 25 and older who completed primary education
25 / % of adults completed secondary education (age 25+), country specific / Percentage of adults aged 25 and older who completed secondary education
26 / % of adults completed tertiary education (age 25+), country specific / Percentage of adults aged 25 and older who have attained tertiary education
27 / % of adults who have completed Grade 5 (ages 15-49) / Percentage of adults aged 15-49 who have completed Grade 5 or higher
Out-Of-School Children
28 / % of out-of-primary-school children, country specific / Percentage of primary school-aged children who are not in school29 / % of out-of-secondary-school children, country specific / Percentage of secondary school-aged children who are not in school
30 / % of out-of-school children, 6-11 / Percentage of children aged 6-11 who are not in school
31 / % of out-of-school children, 6-14 / Percentage of children aged 6-14 who are not in school
32 / % of out-of-school children, 15-17 / Percentage of children aged 15-17 who are not in school