Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta was 52.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 52.2% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 52.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2005.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 4th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.1% | — |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +44.9% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta in MDG: Eastern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +44.9% | 17.1% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.1% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 14.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 37.2% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 1 Macao 80.2% compare
- 2 Singapore 70.8% compare
- 3 Australia 67.9% compare
- 4 Finland 66.3% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 65.3% compare
- 6 South Korea 63.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 63.8% compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia was 52.2% 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2005.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 4th 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: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release