Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024
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 ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) is 57.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 57.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2000.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 13th of 190 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.5% | — |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 30.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 41.6% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 57.0% 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 ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2000.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 13th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 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