Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 59.2% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 59.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 6th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.9% | — |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 33.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 47.2% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.2% | 59.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Europe was 59.2% 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 6th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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