Progression to secondary school, male (%) - Country Ranking - Europe

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/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Austria 100.00 2016
1 Czech Republic 100.00 2016
1 Germany 100.00 2016
1 Denmark 100.00 2016
1 Finland 100.00 2016
1 United Kingdom 100.00 2016
1 Hungary 100.00 2016
1 Iceland 100.00 2011
1 Italy 100.00 2016
1 Liechtenstein 100.00 2016
1 Switzerland 100.00 2016
1 North Macedonia 100.00 2014
1 Malta 100.00 2016
1 Norway 100.00 2016
1 Poland 100.00 2016
1 Portugal 100.00 1975
1 Romania 100.00 2016
1 Slovenia 100.00 2016
1 Sweden 100.00 2016
20 Montenegro 99.97 2017
21 Spain 99.95 2016
22 Bulgaria 99.79 2016
23 Turkey 99.78 2015
24 Ukraine 99.74 2017
25 Estonia 99.69 2016
26 Serbia 99.54 2017
27 Cyprus 99.49 2016
28 Lithuania 99.08 2016
29 Slovak Republic 99.06 2016
30 Greece 99.03 2016
31 Latvia 98.77 2016
32 Croatia 98.76 2016
33 Albania 98.58 2017
34 San Marino 97.90 2011
35 Moldova 97.86 2017
36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.75 2017
37 Belarus 97.64 2017
38 Luxembourg 96.76 1978
39 Belgium 93.14 1976
40 Netherlands 68.09 1984

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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