Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 29.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 29.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 30.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2001.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 86th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 17.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 26.8% | 30.0% | 5 |
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More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 29.5% 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2001.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 86th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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