Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
108
Highest
85.5%
Macau (China)
Lowest
0.9%
Liechtenstein
Median
43.8%
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
5,284
What the numbers show
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, female (%) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 85.5% in Macau (China); the lowest is 0.9% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.8%, and the mean is 41.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 99.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 824.5%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 96.2%).
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau (China) | 85.5% | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 84.9% | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 84.1% | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 80.5% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 78.6% | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 77.2% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 75.4% | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 75.0% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 72.1% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 10 | Korea | 70.7% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 69.6% | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 69.4% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 13 | Iceland | 69.0% | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 68.5% | 2022 | up 102.8% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 68.1% | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 67.5% | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 17 | France | 67.0% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 66.2% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 65.6% | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 65.0% | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 62.9% | 2023 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 61.7% | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 61.6% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 61.2% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | China (People’s Republic of) | 61.2% | 2024 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 26 | Russia | 61.2% | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 61.1% | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain | 60.9% | 2024 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 60.3% | 2022 | up 171.3% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 58.5% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 58.4% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 57.4% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 55.7% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 55.6% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 55.5% | 2024 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 54.5% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 54.3% | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 53.5% | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 53.4% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 40 | Moldova | 52.5% | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 52.1% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 51.9% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 51.1% | 2023 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 50.9% | 2022 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 49.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Algeria | 49.1% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 47 | Japan | 47.1% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 46.5% | 2010 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 49 | Slovak Republic | 46.5% | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 50 | Cyprus | 46.3% | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 46.1% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 52 | Austria | 46.0% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.0% | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 43.8% | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 55 | Armenia | 43.7% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 56 | Qatar | 42.9% | 2024 | up 148.7% | rising |
| 57 | Egypt | 42.7% | 2023 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 41.7% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 41.7% | 2017 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 40.6% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 61 | San Marino | 40.1% | 2024 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 62 | Barbados | 40.0% | 2011 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 38.6% | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 64 | Türkiye | 37.9% | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 36.8% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 66 | Oman | 36.5% | 2024 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 67 | Indonesia | 36.5% | 2023 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 36.0% | 2021 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 34.7% | 2024 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.5% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 71 | Lebanon | 30.7% | 2011 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 30.4% | 2021 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 30.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 74 | India | 29.9% | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 27.2% | 2020 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 76 | Morocco | 26.6% | 2024 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 77 | Aruba | 25.5% | 2014 | up 301.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Viet Nam | 24.1% | 2022 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 79 | Philippines | 23.6% | 2006 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 80 | Cuba | 23.1% | 2018 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Panama | 19.2% | 2020 | down 35.9% | flat |
| 82 | Namibia | 18.9% | 2022 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 83 | Chile | 18.7% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 84 | Seychelles | 18.3% | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Andorra | 17.7% | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 16.2% | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 87 | Argentina | 16.2% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 88 | South Africa | 16.1% | 2023 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 15.7% | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 90 | Ghana | 15.2% | 2024 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 13.7% | 2019 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.2% | 2010 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 11.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 10.2% | 2011 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 95 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 8.7% | 2019 | up 316.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | 7.7% | 2013 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 97 | Rwanda | 7.1% | 2024 | up 260.1% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.1% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 99 | Madagascar | 4.7% | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 4.2% | 2024 | up 257.5% | rising |
| 101 | Samoa | 4.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 3.3% | 2012 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 103 | Cambodia | 3.1% | 2007 | up 677.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 2.8% | 2019 | up 466.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Burundi | 2.5% | 2014 | up 824.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 2.2% | 2010 | up 388.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2014 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 108 | Liechtenstein | 0.9% | 2020 | down 96.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 79.4%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 60.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 60.3%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 59.3%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 59.3%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 59.2%
- SDG: Europe 59.0%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 58.2%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 57.4%
- WB: European Union 57.4%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 57.1%
- WB: Euro Area 57.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release