Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 42.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 42.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 42.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2004.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 26th out of 198 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.6% | — |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.6% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 19.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 33.2% | 42.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 46.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 42.7% 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2004.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 26th 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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