Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 19.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 19.2% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 19.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2004.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 132nd out of 198 groups with data for 2021, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.7% | — |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.9% | 19.2% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 19.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2004.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 132nd out of 198 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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