Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48.2%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 198 groups
All-time high
48.7%
in 2021
All-time low
27.1%
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024

010203040501999201120241999: 27.8 %2000: 27.1 %2001: 28.1 %2002: 29.6 %2003: 31.2 %2004: 31.1 %2005: 33.1 %2006: 33.6 %2007: 34 %2008: 34.7 %2009: 35.3 %2010: 35.4 %2011: 36.4 %2012: 36.9 %2013: 37.3 %2014: 41.5 %2015: 42.6 %2016: 42.8 %2017: 43.2 %2018: 43.8 %2019: 45.9 %2020: 45.8 %2021: 48.7 %2022: 46.8 %2023: 48.2 %2024: 48.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) recorded 48.2% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024.

That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 48.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2000.

That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 10th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year

Annual values for Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 27.8%
2000 27.1% -2.7%
2001 28.1% +3.7%
2002 29.6% +5.3%
2003 31.2% +5.4%
2004 31.1% -0.1%
2005 33.1% +6.3%
2006 33.6% +1.4%
2007 34.0% +1.3%
2008 34.7% +2.0%
2009 35.3% +1.9%
2010 35.4% +0.1%
2011 36.4% +2.8%
2012 36.9% +1.5%
2013 37.3% +1.1%
2014 41.5% +11.2%
2015 42.6% +2.8%
2016 42.8% +0.4%
2017 43.2% +1.0%
2018 43.8% +1.3%
2019 45.9% +4.7%
2020 45.8% -0.1%
2021 48.7% +6.3%
2022 46.8% -3.9%
2023 48.2% +3.0%
2024 48.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.8% 27.8% 27.8% 1
2000s 31.8% 27.1% 35.3% 10
2010s 40.6% 35.4% 45.9% 10
2020s 47.5% 45.8% 48.7% 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

  1. 7 Switzerland 63.8% compare
  2. 8 Norway 60.9% compare
  3. 9 Mongolia 60.5% compare
  4. 10 Albania 60.2% compare
  5. 11 Denmark 59.6% compare
  6. 12 Belarus 59.0% compare
  7. 13 Portugal 56.9% compare

See the full ranking of 309 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 48.2% 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 ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2000.
How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 10th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 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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Indicator
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
309 places, 5,626 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release