Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2000–2024
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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 30.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 31.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2002.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 77th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.2% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 24.4% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 30.4% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 77th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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