noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to higher education
Refers to moving up from one educational level to the next, typically from middle school to high school, or high school to university. Commonly used with する to mean 'to advance to the next school'.
彼は高校から大学に進学した。
He advanced from high school to university.
進学率は年々上
The rate of students advancing to higher education is increasing year by year.