Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 27.3% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 27.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2004.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th of 190 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.6% | — |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 19.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.7% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.0% | 27.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 27.3% 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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