Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 3.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 3.7% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1999.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 191st out of 198 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.85 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 3.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1999.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 191st out of 198 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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