Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 52.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 52.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 52.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.8% | — |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 28.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 45.1% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.5% | 52.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 52.1% 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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