Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 49.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 49.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 49.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2005.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 31st of 190 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.6% | — |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.5% | 21.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 22.7% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 39.5% | 49.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 28 Bahrain 60.9% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 60.3% compare
- 30 Estonia 58.5% compare
- 31 Bulgaria 58.4% compare
- 32 Netherlands 57.4% compare
- 33 Latvia 55.7% compare
- 34 New Zealand 55.6% compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 49.8% 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2005.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 31st 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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