Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 4.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 4.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 4.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 185th out of 198 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.9% | — |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 8 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 4.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 185th out of 198 groups with data for 2017.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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