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Education > Progression to secondary school: Countries Compared

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.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
=1 Costa RicaCosta Rica 100% 2004
=1 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 100% 2003
=1 IrelandIreland 100% 2002
4 ColombiaColombia 99.98% 2004
5 DenmarkDenmark 99.95% 2001
=6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 99.9% 2003
=6 CroatiaCroatia 99.9% 2002
8 Hong KongHong Kong 99.89% 2004
9 FinlandFinland 99.88% 2003
10 AustraliaAustralia 99.86% 2002
11 KazakhstanKazakhstan 99.85% 2004
12 NorwayNorway 99.8% 2003
13 CyprusCyprus 99.79% 2003
=14 AlbaniaAlbania 99.75% 2003
=14 SeychellesSeychelles 99.75% 2002
=16 IcelandIceland 99.65% 2003
=16 ItalyItaly 99.65% 2003
18 UzbekistanUzbekistan 99.63% 2002
19 BelarusBelarus 99.58% 2004
20 BarbadosBarbados 99.45% 2004
21 UkraineUkraine 99.41% 2001
22 SloveniaSlovenia 99.38% 2002
23 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 99.21% 2003
24 NicaraguaNicaragua 99.15% 1999
=25 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 99.04% 2004
=25 MalaysiaMalaysia 99.04% 1999
27 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 99.01% 2004
28 LithuaniaLithuania 98.99% 2003
29 DominicaDominica 98.88% 2004
30 FranceFrance 98.87% 2000
31 VenezuelaVenezuela 98.72% 2004
32 GermanyGermany 98.71% 2003
33 South KoreaSouth Korea 98.69% 2004
34 FijiFiji 98.64% 2004
35 MoldovaMoldova 98.63% 2004
36 HungaryHungary 98.57% 2003
=37 OmanOman 98.53% 2004
=37 CubaCuba 98.53% 2004
39 PolandPoland 98.49% 2003
40 ArubaAruba 98.43% 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 98.4% 2002
41 GeorgiaGeorgia 98.33% 2002
42 SlovakiaSlovakia 98.24% 2003
43 RomaniaRomania 98.18% 2003
44 BermudaBermuda 98.17% 2004
45 NetherlandsNetherlands 98.12% 2003
46 The BahamasThe Bahamas 97.98% 2004
47 LatviaLatvia 97.97% 2003
48 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 97.83% 2003
49 TajikistanTajikistan 97.6% 2004
50 United Arab EmiratesUAE 97.47% 2004
51 MongoliaMongolia 97.41% 2004
52 BotswanaBotswana 97.37% 2004
53 BahrainBahrain 97.1% 2004
54 JamaicaJamaica 97.05% 2002
55 JordanJordan 97.04% 2003
56 MaltaMalta 97.02% 2003
57 Sri LankaSri Lanka 97.01% 2002
58 PhilippinesPhilippines 96.62% 2003
59 ChileChile 96.5% 2003
60 EstoniaEstonia 96.3% 2003
61 SamoaSamoa 96.29% 2003
62 GuatemalaGuatemala 96.14% 2003
63 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 95.71% 2004
64 BulgariaBulgaria 95.67% 2003
65 AndorraAndorra 95.52% 2003
66 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 95.34% 2004
67 PeruPeru 94.93% 2003
68 QatarQatar 94.7% 2004
69 VietnamVietnam 94.6% 2001
70 SyriaSyria 94.55% 2004
71 KuwaitKuwait 94.54% 2004
72 MexicoMexico 93.59% 2003
73 ArmeniaArmenia 93.37% 2004
74 El SalvadorEl Salvador 92.89% 2004
75 ArgentinaArgentina 92.76% 2002
76 NamibiaNamibia 91.34% 2004
77 TurkeyTurkey 91.09% 2003
78 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 90.81% 2001
79 ParaguayParaguay 90.78% 2002
80 IranIran 90.26% 2004
81 BoliviaBolivia 90.15% 2003
82 BruneiBrunei 89.83% 2004
83 South AfricaSouth Africa 89.72% 2003
84 SwazilandSwaziland 89.63% 2003
85 SudanSudan 89.51% 2004
86 YemenYemen 89.01% 2000
87 PalauPalau 88.76% 2004
88 EritreaEritrea 88.6% 2004
89 MacauMacau 87.99% 2004
90 TunisiaTunisia 87.95% 2003
91 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 87.59% 2004
92 GhanaGhana 86.83% 2002
93 EgyptEgypt 86.08% 2003
94 BangladeshBangladesh 85.96% 2004
95 LebanonLebanon 85.64% 2004
96 IndiaIndia 85.08% 2003
97 BelizeBelize 84.41% 2004
98 EthiopiaEthiopia 84.19% 2004
99 BrazilBrazil 84.04% 2002
100 IndonesiaIndonesia 83.52% 2003
101 BhutanBhutan 82.48% 2000
102 The GambiaThe Gambia 82.35% 1999
103 CambodiaCambodia 82.18% 2004
104 UruguayUruguay 81.55% 2002
105 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 81.15% 2004
106 TongaTonga 80.89% 2004
107 AlgeriaAlgeria 79.49% 2004
108 MaldivesMaldives 78.24% 2004
109 MoroccoMorocco 78.22% 2004
110 LaosLaos 77.96% 2004
111 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 76.82% 2002
112 NepalNepal 76.72% 2003
113 MalawiMalawi 74.31% 2004
114 IsraelIsrael 74.12% 2003
115 EcuadorEcuador 73.45% 2004
116 Cape VerdeCape Verde 72.78% 2004
117 BurmaBurma 71.67% 2004
118 DjiboutiDjibouti 71.41% 2004
119 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 70.54% 2004
120 IraqIraq 70.21% 2004
121 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 69.8% 2002
122 ZimbabweZimbabwe 69.72% 2002
123 PakistanPakistan 68.95% 2004
124 GuyanaGuyana 67.61% 1999
125 TogoTogo 66.6% 2004
126 LesothoLesotho 65.88% 2004
127 PanamaPanama 64.58% 2004
128 MauritiusMauritius 64.17% 2004
129 GuineaGuinea 64.01% 2004
130 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 63.22% 2000
131 ComorosComoros 63.18% 2004
132 SenegalSenegal 60.78% 2004
133 NigerNiger 58.71% 2004
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 58.07% 2000
134 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 58.06% 2004
135 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 55.91% 2004
136 ZambiaZambia 55.32% 2004
137 MadagascarMadagascar 54.3% 2004
138 MozambiqueMozambique 53.18% 2004
139 VanuatuVanuatu 52.51% 2004
140 ChadChad 51.29% 2004
141 MaliMali 51.25% 2004
142 BeninBenin 51.08% 2002
143 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 48.29% 1999
144 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 45.98% 2004
145 MauritaniaMauritania 45.94% 2004
146 CameroonCameroon 44.66% 2004
147 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 39.72% 2001
148 UgandaUganda 36.19% 2003
149 TanzaniaTanzania 33.62% 2004
150 BurundiBurundi 32.78% 2004
151 SurinameSuriname 12.47% 2002

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STAT
COUNTRIES COVERED
Female 148
Male 148

Interesting observations about Education > Progression to secondary school

  • Costa Rica ranked first for progression to secondary school amongst Hot countries in 2004.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for progression to secondary school amongst Muslim countries in 2004.
  • Australia ranked first for progression to secondary school amongst Former British colonies in 2002.
  • All of the top 6 countries by progression to secondary school are Christian.
  • All of the top 2 countries by progression to secondary school are Catholic.
  • Vietnam ranked first for progression to secondary school amongst Former French colonies in 2001.
  • Ireland ranked first for progression to secondary school globally in 2002.
  • Oman ranked first for progression to secondary school amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2004.
  • Seychelles ranked first for progression to secondary school amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.
  • Iraq ranked last for progression to secondary school amongst OPEC countries in 2004.
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