Burkina Faso - Progression to secondary school (%)

Progression to secondary school (%) in Burkina Faso was 80.11 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 80.11 in 2017, while its lowest value was 22.41 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/)

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Year Value
1971 22.41
1972 25.18
1973 28.73
1974 28.03
1975 26.27
1976 30.01
1978 30.56
1979 31.66
1980 33.76
1981 36.33
1982 35.46
1983 39.38
1987 55.60
1988 58.66
1989 59.56
1990 56.43
1991 53.33
1992 41.74
1993 42.23
1998 64.84
1999 60.54
2000 61.96
2002 61.23
2004 66.83
2005 65.41
2006 66.92
2007 73.63
2008 73.19
2009 74.86
2011 72.08
2012 68.20
2013 68.74
2014 76.55
2015 77.55
2016 76.06
2017 80.11

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