Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 23.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Southern Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 23.6% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 26.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 122nd out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.0% | — |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.6% | 26.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 21.3% | 26.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Southern Asia was 23.6% 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 SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 122nd 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: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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