Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 5.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2001–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 5.4%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 5.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2002.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 171st of 198 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.4% | — |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 5.4% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 171st out of 198 groups with data for 2011.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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