Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 51.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 51.6%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 58.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1999.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 23rd 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.6% | — |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 26.9% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 51.3% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 50.3% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 51.6% 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1999.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 23rd out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern 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