Progression to secondary school in OECD members
OECD members: Progression to secondary school was 98.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in OECD members, 1975–2017
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 OECD members is 98.0%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in OECD members peaked at 98.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1977.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.2% | 90.7% | 91.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 91.6% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 92.1% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 98.1% | 8 |
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in OECD members?
- Progression to secondary school in OECD members was 98.0% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1977.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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).