Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 15.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 15.0% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 19.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 139th out of 198 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.3% | — |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.7% | 19.3% | 8 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 15.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 139th out of 198 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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