Costa Rica - Progression to secondary school, female (%)

Progression to secondary school, female (%) in Costa Rica was 90.31 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 96.24 in 2005, while its lowest value was 50.43 in 1970.

Definition: 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).

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 50.43
1971 55.60
1980 57.23
1981 53.94
1984 54.48
1985 58.12
1986 59.87
1987 62.82
1988 63.19
1990 64.98
1991 67.17
1992 67.81
1993 69.21
1994 69.25
1995 69.81
1999 83.94
2000 81.89
2001 86.61
2005 96.24
2007 93.80
2008 91.15
2009 89.70
2010 90.61
2011 90.26
2012 83.07
2013 83.32
2014 82.40
2015 83.17
2016 84.18
2017 90.31

Development Relevance: The effective transition rate from primary to secondary education conveys the degree of access or transition between the two levels. As completing primary education is a prerequisite for participating in lower secondary education, growing numbers of primary completers will inevitably create pressure for more available places at the secondary level. A low effective transition rate can signal such problems as an inadequate examination and promotion system or insufficient secondary education capacity.

Limitations and Exceptions: 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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Effective transition rate is calculated by dividing the number of new entrants in the first grade of secondary education in a given year (t) by the number of students who enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous school year (t-1) minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year (t), and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency