Progression to secondary school in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school was 72.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2016
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 Pre-demographic dividend is 72.3%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 73.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1984.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 41st out of 41 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 47.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.5% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 57.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 72.2% | 73.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 38 Sri Lanka 99.4% compare
- 39 Mauritius 99.4% compare
- 40 St. Kitts and Nevis 99.4% compare
- 41 China (People’s Republic of) 99.4% compare
- 42 Bulgaria 99.3% compare
- 43 Mongolia 99.3% compare
- 44 Azerbaijan, Republic of 99.2% compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Progression to secondary school in Pre-demographic dividend was 72.3% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1984.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for progression to secondary school?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 41 groups with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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).