Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 3.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 3.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 3.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1999.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 185th out of 190 groups with data for 2016, putting it 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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 3.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1999.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 185th out of 190 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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