Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 6.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 6.5%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 6.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2010.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 164th of 198 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.8% | — |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2010.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 164th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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