High School Graduation Rates
Definition
High school graduation rates measures the percent of students who graduate high school “on-time” (within four years of starting Grade 9).
Why This Matters
Education is strongly associated with long-term health and quality of life. For many people, education and learning act as a doorway out of poverty. High school graduation is commonly seen as a minimum requirement for a well-paying job and higher education. However, students who arrive at school hungry, without having enough sleep, or experiencing significant stress, are not ready to learn.
Education affects adults as well as children. Adult learners are accessing education and actively seeking learning opportunities that will help them get good jobs and provide for their families. This creates the conditions for children to have role models within their families, and for families to plan their future together.
Measurement and Limitations
This data only includes students within the Manitoba high school education system, and should not be used to extrapolate a drop-out rate. Also, this data does not include those who still graduate within a relatively similar time frame, i.e., five or six years.
According to the Province of Manitoba: “To determine Manitoba’s student-tracked high school graduation rates, Manitoba Education and Training (MET) follows individual students in public and funded independent schools from Grade 9 and calculates the percentage who graduate within a certain amount of time. The rates do not include students from non-funded independent schools, First Nations schools (including those administered by Frontier School Division under educational agreements), or Adult Learning Centres.
To improve accuracy, this method makes adjustments for moving out of Manitoba, deaths, and the proportion of school age children in the province not enrolled in public and funded independent schools. Also, it allows for the disaggregation of graduation rates by male and female students as well as by Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.
The difference between the calculated rates and a 100% rate is not the high school dropout rate. While the difference would include students who have actually disengaged from attending school, it would also account for students who have transferred out of public and funded independent schools to enroll and potentially finish high school in non-funded independent schools, First Nations schools, and Adult Learning Centres (ALCs).”
Data Source
Government of Manitoba, Education and Training. (2019) High School Graduation Rates and Student Achievement Statistics. Retrieved from: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/grad_rates/index.html
Data is updated on Peg as it becomes available from the data providers.
References
Government of Manitoba, Education and Training. (2019) High School Graduation Rates and Student Achievement Statistics. Retrieved from: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/grad_rates/index.html
High School Graduation Rates in the Sustainable Development Goals
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4. Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning
Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Major progress has been made towards increasing access to education at all levels and increasing enrolment rates in schools particularly for women and girls. Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make even greater strides for achieving universal education goals. For example, the world has achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys, but few countries have achieved that target at all levels of education.