Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 28.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) recorded 28.5% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 28.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2002.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 97th out of 190 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 22.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.3% | 28.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 94 Uzbekistan 10.2% compare
- 95 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.7% compare
- 96 Eswatini 7.7% compare
- 97 Rwanda 7.1% compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 7.1% compare
- 99 Madagascar 4.7% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 4.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 28.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2002.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 97th out of 190 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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