Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 29.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 29.4% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 29.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2002.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 89th out of 190 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.9% | — |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.7% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.2% | 29.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 86 Sri Lanka 16.2% compare
- 87 Argentina 16.2% compare
- 88 South Africa 16.1% compare
- 89 El Salvador 15.7% compare
- 90 Ghana 15.2% compare
- 91 Honduras 13.7% compare
- 92 Syrian Arab Republic 11.2% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 29.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2002.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 89th out of 190 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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