Progression to secondary school in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Late-demographic dividend, 1988–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 98.4% for progression to secondary school in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 98.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.5% | 73.9% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 78.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 90.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.7% | 98.4% | 8 |
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.24 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 94.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Late-demographic dividend?
- Progression to secondary school in Late-demographic dividend was 98.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1988.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).