Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 44.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 44.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 50.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1999.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 21st out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.1% | — |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 23.1% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.1% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 43.5% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 44.8% 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: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1999.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 21st 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: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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