Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 51.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 51.5%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 56.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2010.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 24th out of 190 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.3% | — |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.4% | 22.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 51.4% | 56.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 51.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 24th out of 190 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release