Progression to secondary school in Middle income
Middle income: Progression to secondary school was 92.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Middle income, 1985–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Middle income is 92.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Middle income peaked at 92.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.9% | 74.2% | 75.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 77.3% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 87.4% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 91.1% | 92.5% | 8 |
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.992 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Middle income?
- Progression to secondary school in Middle income was 92.5% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 1988.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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).