Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Progression to secondary school (%)

Progression to secondary school (%) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 76.08 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 77.63 in 2007, while its lowest value was 51.14 in 1981.

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 60.24
1971 60.03
1972 58.48
1973 57.23
1974 57.42
1975 56.86
1976 57.22
1977 56.84
1978 57.07
1979 57.26
1980 56.90
1981 51.14
1982 53.22
1983 53.09
1984 52.27
1985 55.43
1986 56.39
1987 57.51
1988 58.79
1989 59.17
1990 59.07
1991 58.48
1992 59.38
1993 58.41
1994 59.94
1995 61.30
1996 62.85
1997 62.38
1998 65.41
1999 64.81
2000 65.96
2001 66.23
2002 66.62
2003 69.42
2004 72.28
2005 73.34
2006 75.93
2007 77.63
2008 74.97
2009 75.80
2010 76.61
2011 77.56
2012 76.65
2013 77.27
2014 77.32
2015 77.62
2016 76.72
2017 76.08

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