Progression to secondary school, male in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Progression to secondary school, male was 89.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
89.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
30th
of 40 groups
All-time high
89.0%
in 2017
All-time low
76.3%
in 1988
Years of data
33
1985–2017

Progression to secondary school, male in Lower middle income, 1985–2017

0204060801985200120171985: 78.7 %1986: 78.9 %1987: 80.3 %1988: 76.3 %1989: 77.2 %1990: 77.6 %1991: 79 %1992: 79.8 %1993: 80.4 %1994: 81.3 %1995: 82.1 %1996: 82.8 %1997: 83.5 %1998: 84.2 %1999: 84.9 %2000: 84.2 %2001: 86.5 %2002: 84.5 %2003: 86.3 %2004: 85.6 %2005: 86.9 %2006: 88.3 %2007: 87.6 %2008: 88 %2009: 87.8 %2010: 87.4 %2011: 88.7 %2012: 87.7 %2013: 87.6 %2014: 87.4 %2015: 88.5 %2016: 88.1 %2017: 89 %

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, progression to secondary school, male in Lower middle income stood at 89.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Lower middle income peaked at 89.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1988.

Lower middle income ranks 30th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Progression to secondary school, male in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Progression to secondary school, male (%) in Lower middle income, 1985 to 2017.
Year % Change
1985 78.7%
1986 78.9% +0.3%
1987 80.3% +1.8%
1988 76.3% -5.0%
1989 77.2% +1.1%
1990 77.6% +0.6%
1991 79.0% +1.7%
1992 79.8% +1.0%
1993 80.4% +0.8%
1994 81.3% +1.1%
1995 82.1% +1.0%
1996 82.8% +0.9%
1997 83.5% +0.7%
1998 84.2% +0.9%
1999 84.9% +0.8%
2000 84.2% -0.8%
2001 86.5% +2.7%
2002 84.5% -2.3%
2003 86.3% +2.1%
2004 85.6% -0.8%
2005 86.9% +1.5%
2006 88.3% +1.6%
2007 87.6% -0.8%
2008 88.0% +0.6%
2009 87.8% -0.3%
2010 87.4% -0.5%
2011 88.7% +1.5%
2012 87.7% -1.1%
2013 87.6% -0.2%
2014 87.4% -0.2%
2015 88.5% +1.2%
2016 88.1% -0.4%
2017 89.0% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 78.3% 76.3% 80.3% 5
1990s 81.6% 77.6% 84.9% 10
2000s 86.6% 84.2% 88.3% 10
2010s 88.0% 87.4% 89.0% 8

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

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Frequently asked questions

What is progression to secondary school, male in Lower middle income?
Progression to secondary school, male in Lower middle income was 89.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1988.
How does Lower middle income rank for progression to secondary school, male?
Lower middle income ranks 30th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Progression to secondary school, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 4,181 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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).