Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: North America and Western 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: North America and Western Europe stood at 50.7%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 51.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1999.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 27th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.9% | — |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 35.7% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 43.3% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 48.7% | 51.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 50.7% 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: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1999.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 27th 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: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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