Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 45.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 45.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 19th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.8% | — |
| 2000 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 29.4% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 41.4% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.4% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 45.4% 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: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 19th 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: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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