European Union - Progression to secondary school (%)

Progression to secondary school (%) in European Union was 97.82 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 98.02 in 2000, while its lowest value was 94.97 in 1971.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 94.98
1971 94.97
1973 95.23
1974 95.40
1975 96.57
1976 96.16
1977 96.26
1978 96.35
1979 96.37
1980 96.61
1981 95.88
1982 95.85
1983 96.32
1984 96.78
1985 97.40
1986 97.21
1987 96.97
1988 96.97
1989 97.06
1990 97.31
1991 97.48
1992 97.23
1993 96.99
1994 96.33
1995 96.95
1996 97.23
1997 97.03
1998 97.42
1999 97.52
2000 98.02
2001 98.00
2002 97.99
2003 97.93
2004 97.94
2005 97.81
2006 97.64
2007 97.70
2008 97.73
2009 97.60
2010 97.61
2011 97.57
2012 97.56
2013 97.66
2014 97.69
2015 97.67
2016 97.75
2017 97.82

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