Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 198 groups
All-time high
49.8%
in 2021
All-time low
28.8%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western 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 UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 49.7%.
The figure is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 49.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 7th of 198 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.8% | — |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 29.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 39.3% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 48.4% | 49.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
- 4 Finland 66.3% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 65.3% compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 63.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 63.8% compare
- 8 Norway 60.9% compare
- 9 Mongolia 60.5% compare
- 10 Albania 60.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe was 49.7% 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 7th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western 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