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

Progression to secondary school, male (%) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 76.82 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 79.01 in 2007, while its lowest value was 51.44 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
1971 58.65
1972 57.29
1973 56.16
1974 56.62
1975 56.22
1976 56.92
1977 56.66
1978 57.42
1979 57.64
1980 57.65
1981 51.44
1982 53.93
1983 54.00
1984 53.47
1985 56.20
1986 56.83
1987 58.53
1988 59.64
1989 59.46
1990 59.29
1991 59.20
1992 59.58
1993 59.06
1994 60.37
1995 61.49
1996 63.18
1997 62.93
1998 66.52
1999 65.98
2000 67.01
2001 67.14
2002 67.91
2003 70.60
2004 73.73
2005 74.38
2006 77.26
2007 79.01
2008 76.26
2009 77.33
2010 78.01
2011 78.83
2012 78.24
2013 78.36
2014 78.25
2015 78.89
2016 77.57
2017 76.82

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