Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 46.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 46.0%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 46.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1999.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 15th of 198 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.2% | — |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 31.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 42.2% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 44.9% | 46.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1766 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions was 46.0% 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 MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 15th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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