Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 48.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 48.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1999.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 33rd of 190 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.2% | — |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 25.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 37.6% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 42.5% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 48.0% 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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 33rd 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: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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