Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.2%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 198 groups
All-time high
48.7%
in 2021
All-time low
26.9%
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 48.2% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Euro Area peaked at 48.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.
WB: Euro Area ranks 11th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.7% | — |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 35.5% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 45.8% | 48.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Euro Area?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Euro Area was 48.2% 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 WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 11th out of 198 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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