Progression to secondary school, male in World
World: Progression to secondary school, male was 91.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in World, 1986–2017
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, male in World is 91.5%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in World peaked at 91.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1988.
That places World 22nd out of 40 regions with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 78.7% | — |
| 1987 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 80.6% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.7% | 78.0% | 79.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 80.6% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 88.3% | 91.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.6% | 91.7% | 8 |
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in World?
- Progression to secondary school, male in World was 91.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1988.
- How does World rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- World ranks 22nd out of 40 regions with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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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).