Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 40.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 40.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 40.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2005.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 42nd of 198 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.5% | — |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +33.5% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 14.5% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 30.8% | 40.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.12 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 40.3% 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2005.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 42nd out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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