Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 34.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 34.6% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 130.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 39.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2010.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 53rd of 198 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.8% | — |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9% | 12.8% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.6% | 39.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 34.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 53rd out of 198 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release