Gross graduation ratio … graduation UNESCO Institute for Sta in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross graduation ratio … graduation UNESCO Institute for Sta was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 26.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 26.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2003.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 113th 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 22 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio … graduation UNESCO Institute for Sta in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.5% | — |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.5% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.3% | 26.6% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions was 26.6% 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2003.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 113th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release