Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 45.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 45.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2004.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 17th of 198 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.4% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.4% | 17.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 18.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 35.5% | 45.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 45.8% 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 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2004.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 17th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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