Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 7.6% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 7.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2011.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 154th of 190 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.3% | — |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 7.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2011.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 154th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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