Pacific island small states - Progression to secondary school (%)

Progression to secondary school (%) in Pacific island small states was 93.04 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 94.01 in 2015, while its lowest value was 75.82 in 1983.

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 83.94
1971 83.74
1972 81.84
1973 80.48
1974 81.45
1975 81.68
1976 79.47
1977 79.58
1978 78.26
1979 78.28
1980 78.69
1981 77.43
1982 75.97
1983 75.82
1984 78.69
1985 78.79
1986 78.56
1987 78.15
1988 77.68
1989 77.39
1990 77.50
1991 77.90
1992 77.82
1993 77.52
1994 78.32
1995 78.58
1996 82.32
1997 79.73
1998 80.17
1999 81.59
2000 81.65
2001 82.78
2002 84.12
2003 85.12
2004 86.29
2005 87.18
2006 89.47
2007 90.64
2008 90.78
2009 92.00
2010 91.73
2011 91.72
2012 92.35
2013 92.93
2014 93.57
2015 94.01
2016 93.91
2017 93.04

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