Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 17.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 17.4% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2018.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 22.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 137th out of 190 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.1% | — |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.2% | 22.5% | 8 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 17.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 137th out of 190 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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