Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1999–2024
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: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 27.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 27.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 70th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.3% | — |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.5% | 27.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 27.5% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 70th 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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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February 2026 Data Release