Pre-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Pre-demographic dividend's progression to secondary school (%) fell 0.74 percentage points on 2015 (from 73.03% to 72.29%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +0.81 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.54 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.53 percentage points in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.27 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 74% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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).

Limitations: The quality of data on the transition rate is affected when new entrants and repeaters are not correctly distinguished. Students who interrupt their studies after completing primary education could also affect data quality.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 47 values

Progression to secondary school (%) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 99.21% (2017)
• Bahrain — 99.47% (2017)
• Djibouti — 86.25% (2017)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 96.56% (2017)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 95.74% (2016)
• Israel — 99.58% (2016)
• Jordan — 97.98% (2017)
• Kuwait — 97.79% (2017)
• Lebanon — 96.23% (2017)
• Malta — 98.89% (2016)
• Morocco

More education data for Pre-demographic dividend

• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 68.83% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 175.74 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.31% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.33% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 100.25% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 4.66 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Pre-demographic dividend's progression to secondary school (%)?

72.29% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 15.93 percentage points from 56.36% in 1970. The highest value was 73.03% in 2015 and the lowest 47.61% in 1984.

Is the latest change in progression to secondary school (%) unusual for Pre-demographic dividend?

In 2016, Pre-demographic dividend's progression to secondary school (%) fell 0.74 percentage points on 2015 (from 73.03% to 72.29%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +0.81 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.PROG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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