Mauritius - Progression to secondary school (%)

Progression to secondary school (%) in Mauritius was 99.42 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 99.42 in 2017, while its lowest value was 63.05 in 1987.

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
1983 65.82
1984 66.16
1985 64.17
1986 67.19
1987 63.05
1988 71.03
1989 66.70
1990 74.78
1991 67.32
1992 71.97
1993 69.95
1994 74.01
1995 77.61
1996 77.56
1997 78.97
1998 81.35
1999 78.00
2000 80.76
2001 80.92
2002 81.65
2003 80.69
2004 82.10
2005 83.48
2006 86.32
2007 85.49
2008 84.74
2009 85.45
2010 85.84
2011 87.68
2012 78.11
2013 90.24
2014 85.85
2015 85.86
2016 87.54
2017 99.42

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