Indicator · Retention
Transition rate to upper secondary
The share of students who, having passed the final grade of basic education, enrol in the first year of upper secondary the following year.
Historical series · Transition rate to upper secondary
Trend, 2019–2026.
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| Year | Transition rate to upper secondary |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.4 % |
| 2020 | 80.9 % |
| 2021 | 81.6 % |
| 2022 | 83.5 % |
| 2023 | 85.0 % |
| 2024 | 86.1 % |
| 2025 | 86.8 % |
| 2026 | 87.4 % |
Source: CEDE · National Education Information System (illustrative data) · 2019–2026
Transition rate to upper secondary
- 75–78
- 78–82
- 82–85
- 85–89
- 89–92
Territorial disaggregation
The eighteen departments, ranked by value.
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| Francisco Morazán | 92.4 % |
| Cortés | 91.6 % |
| Atlántida | 88.2 % |
| Comayagua | 87.4 % |
| Islas de la Bahía | 86.6 % |
| Yoro | 85.7 % |
| Choluteca | 84.9 % |
| Valle | 84.9 % |
| El Paraíso | 84.1 % |
| Copán | 83.2 % |
| Ocotepeque | 83.2 % |
| Colón | 82.4 % |
| Olancho | 82.4 % |
| Santa Bárbara | 82.4 % |
| La Paz | 81.6 % |
| Intibucá | 80.8 % |
| Lempira | 79.1 % |
| Gracias a Dios | 74.9 % |
Source: CEDE · National Education Information System (illustrative data) · 2026
Methodology note
How this indicator is built.
The definition, the formula and — above all — what the indicator does not let you claim.
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Definition
The share of students who, having passed the final grade of basic education, enrol in the first year of upper secondary the following year.
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Formula
(New enrolments in the first year of upper secondary in year t ÷ students passing the final grade of basic education in year t−1) × 100.
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Disaggregations
Sex · Area · Department
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Notes on interpretation
It is the system's biggest leak: it measures the jump between two levels that are often not in the same community.
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Limitations
It does not capture students who enrol after a break of more than one school year.
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Source
CEDE · National Education Information System. The figures in this prototype are simulations, created solely to demonstrate what the platform can do.
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