Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 7.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 7.5% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 7.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2001.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 156th of 190 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 7.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 156th out of 190 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 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