Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 42.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2006.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 56th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.4% | — |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 29.4% | 36.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 34.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.0% | 42.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.0% compare
- 54 Thailand 43.8% compare
- 55 Armenia 43.7% compare
- 56 Qatar 42.9% compare
- 57 Egypt 42.7% compare
- 58 North Macedonia 41.7% compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 41.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.996 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 42.1% 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: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2006.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 56th 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: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release