Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 24.6%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 24.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 106th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.2% | 24.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 24.6% 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 106th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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