IDA only - Progression to secondary school, female (%)

Progression to secondary school, female (%) in IDA only was 80.30 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 81.43 in 2011, while its lowest value was 55.22 in 1984.

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
1971 66.00
1972 65.36
1973 60.35
1974 60.44
1975 59.75
1976 59.26
1977 59.16
1978 58.88
1979 59.02
1980 58.41
1981 55.36
1982 56.19
1983 56.08
1984 55.22
1985 58.22
1986 59.32
1987 59.55
1988 59.81
1989 60.47
1990 61.14
1991 61.42
1992 62.83
1993 62.90
1994 64.78
1995 66.51
1996 68.10
1997 68.75
1998 70.76
1999 70.91
2000 72.27
2001 73.59
2002 74.89
2003 76.91
2004 78.72
2005 80.25
2006 80.85
2007 81.20
2008 79.46
2009 79.81
2010 80.43
2011 81.43
2012 79.62
2013 80.77
2014 80.85
2015 81.05
2016 80.65
2017 80.30

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