Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States, 2000–2024
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 UIS: Arab States is 25.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States peaked at 25.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
UIS: Arab States ranks 88th of 198 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.0% | 25.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 85 Panama 14.3% compare
- 86 El Salvador 13.1% compare
- 87 Argentina 12.5% compare
- 88 Sri Lanka 12.3% compare
- 89 South Africa 12.2% compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 11.3% compare
- 91 Seychelles 11.1% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States was 25.5% 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 UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 88th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab 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