Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 17.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 17.3% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2018.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 22.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1998.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 134th of 198 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.3% | — |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +85.7% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.2% | 22.9% | 8 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Caribbean?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Caribbean was 17.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 134th out of 198 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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