Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
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 SDG: Europe is 59.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe peaked at 59.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe 7th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.6% | — |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 32.0% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 51.7% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.0% | 59.3% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe was 59.0% 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 SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Europe ranks 7th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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