Progression to secondary school in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school was 92.1% in 2017. β² Rising
Progression to secondary school in Early-demographic dividend, 1983β2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Early-demographic dividend stood at 92.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 92.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1988.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.5% | 77.4% | 81.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 79.1% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 87.9% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.7% | 92.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Early-demographic dividend?
- Progression to secondary school in Early-demographic dividend was 92.1% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1988.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for progression to secondary school?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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).