Central Europe and the Baltics - Progression to secondary school (%)

Progression to secondary school (%) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 99.56 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 99.78 in 2003, while its lowest value was 97.89 in 1989.

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 98.18
1971 98.17
1972 98.19
1973 98.19
1974 98.43
1975 98.57
1976 98.49
1977 98.55
1978 98.51
1979 98.59
1980 98.69
1981 98.67
1982 98.63
1983 98.44
1984 98.42
1985 98.44
1986 98.49
1987 98.36
1988 98.37
1989 97.89
1990 98.52
1991 98.67
1992 99.23
1993 99.09
1994 98.16
1995 99.35
1996 99.59
1997 98.58
1998 99.73
1999 99.71
2000 99.77
2001 99.68
2002 99.76
2003 99.78
2004 99.74
2005 99.62
2006 99.28
2007 99.27
2008 99.35
2009 99.26
2010 99.30
2011 99.31
2012 98.98
2013 99.19
2014 99.36
2015 99.49
2016 99.55
2017 99.56

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