Syrian Arab Republic - Progression to secondary school, female (%)

Progression to secondary school, female (%) in Syrian Arab Republic was 57.32 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 100.00 in 2002, while its lowest value was 57.32 in 2012.

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 85.19
1972 84.82
1973 84.46
1974 82.51
1976 80.35
1977 79.89
1978 80.09
1979 79.57
1980 79.99
1981 80.03
1982 80.53
1983 81.16
1984 80.36
1985 78.38
1986 74.74
1987 71.50
1988 69.59
1989 66.69
1990 65.71
1991 65.89
1992 63.50
1993 64.02
1998 68.78
1999 68.60
2000 71.30
2001 72.26
2002 100.00
2003 98.27
2004 98.35
2005 98.82
2006 98.21
2007 98.68
2008 98.15
2009 97.79
2010 98.28
2011 97.80
2012 57.32

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