Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 51.9% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2005.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 5th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.5% | — |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +41.3% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.3% | 16.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 16.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 37.8% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 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
- 8 Norway 60.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia was 51.9% 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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