Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 32.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 32.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2000.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 73rd of 190 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.0% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.1% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 34.5% compare
- 71 Lebanon 30.7% compare
- 72 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.4% compare
- 73 Uruguay 30.3% compare
- 74 India 29.9% compare
- 75 Brunei Darussalam 27.2% compare
- 76 Morocco 26.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 32.2% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 73rd 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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