Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 33.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2006.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 60th 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 19 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23.9% | — |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 23.9% | 29.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 27.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.0% | 33.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 34.5% compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.8% compare
- 59 Turkey 33.0% compare
- 60 Azerbaijan 32.6% compare
- 61 Mexico 31.8% compare
- 62 Colombia 31.5% compare
- 63 North Macedonia 31.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.996 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 33.6% 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: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2006.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 60th 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: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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