Costa Rica - Progression to secondary school (%)

Progression to secondary school (%) in Costa Rica was 91.71 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 98.15 in 2005, while its lowest value was 49.93 in 1970.

Definition: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 49.93
1971 54.52
1979 59.03
1980 56.68
1981 53.39
1982 52.87
1983 54.06
1984 53.47
1985 58.16
1986 59.12
1987 62.29
1988 63.18
1989 64.74
1990 64.19
1991 66.77
1992 67.09
1993 67.90
1994 68.73
1995 68.68
1999 84.76
2000 82.92
2001 87.88
2004 96.81
2005 98.15
2006 96.71
2007 96.93
2008 94.57
2009 92.03
2010 92.91
2011 94.03
2012 84.38
2013 84.84
2014 83.64
2015 84.65
2016 85.28
2017 91.71

Development Relevance: The effective transition rate from primary to secondary education conveys the degree of access or transition between the two levels. As completing primary education is a prerequisite for participating in lower secondary education, growing numbers of primary completers will inevitably create pressure for more available places at the secondary level. A low effective transition rate can signal such problems as an inadequate examination and promotion system or insufficient secondary education capacity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The quality of data on the transition rate is affected when new entrants and repeaters are not correctly distinguished. Students who interrupt their studies after completing primary education could also affect data quality.

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: Effective transition rate is calculated by dividing the number of new entrants in the first grade of secondary education in a given year (t) by the number of students who enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous school year (t-1) minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year (t), 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. 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: Efficiency