Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
108
Highest
74.5%
Macau, China
Lowest
2.2%
Guyana
Median
28.6%
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
5,284
What the numbers show
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, male (%) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 74.5% in Macau, China; the lowest is 2.2% in Guyana.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.6%, and the mean is 27.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 637.8%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 66.3%).
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 74.5% | 2024 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 62.0% | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 60.4% | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 57.8% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 55.9% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 53.4% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 53.0% | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 50.5% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 9 | San Marino | 50.0% | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 49.2% | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 47.6% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 47.4% | 2024 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 13 | France | 45.8% | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 45.7% | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 15 | China | 45.6% | 2024 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 45.5% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 45.0% | 2022 | up 144.6% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 45.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 44.8% | 2023 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 44.5% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 43.9% | 2019 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 22 | Mongolia | 43.5% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 23 | Albania | 43.4% | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 43.1% | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 41.9% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 40.4% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 39.3% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 39.3% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 38.3% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 30 | Andorra | 38.2% | 2024 | up 507.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Hungary | 37.1% | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 37.1% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 36.0% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 36.0% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 35.7% | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 35.3% | 2010 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 35.1% | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 35.1% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 39 | Georgia | 34.7% | 2022 | up 100.2% | falling |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.5% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 34.2% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 42 | Slovenia | 33.6% | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 33.1% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 32.8% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 31.4% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 30.7% | 2024 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 30.7% | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 48 | Latvia | 30.5% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 49 | Armenia | 30.3% | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 29.2% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 51 | Sweden | 29.2% | 2023 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 52 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 28.9% | 2021 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 53 | New Zealand | 28.8% | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 28.7% | 2022 | up 334.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | 28.6% | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 56 | Türkiye | 28.4% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 27.8% | 2021 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 58 | India | 27.2% | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 59 | Uruguay | 26.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 60 | Slovak Republic | 26.5% | 2023 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 61 | Colombia | 26.4% | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 62 | Thailand | 26.0% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 63 | Algeria | 24.8% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.5% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 65 | State of Palestine | 23.8% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 66 | Lebanon | 23.0% | 2011 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 67 | Indonesia | 22.3% | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 68 | Bahrain | 22.1% | 2024 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 21.6% | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 21.1% | 2017 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 71 | Jordan | 21.0% | 2024 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 72 | Chile | 18.7% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 73 | Morocco | 16.6% | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 16.6% | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 75 | Barbados | 16.5% | 2011 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 76 | Viet Nam | 15.1% | 2022 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 77 | Tunisia | 14.1% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 78 | Philippines | 13.8% | 2006 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.3% | 2020 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 80 | Eswatini | 13.0% | 2013 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% | 2011 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 82 | Cuba | 12.0% | 2018 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 83 | El Salvador | 10.7% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.2% | 2010 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 10.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 86 | Namibia | 9.9% | 2022 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 87 | Panama | 9.6% | 2020 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 88 | Argentina | 9.1% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 89 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.8% | 2019 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 8.6% | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 91 | South Africa | 8.3% | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 8.2% | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | 8.1% | 2020 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 7.8% | 2024 | up 522.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Rwanda | 7.7% | 2024 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 7.3% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 7.1% | 2010 | up 327.1% | rising |
| 98 | Cambodia | 6.7% | 2007 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 6.4% | 2019 | up 422.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Aruba | 6.3% | 2014 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 5.8% | 2024 | up 225.8% | rising |
| 102 | Burundi | 5.8% | 2014 | up 637.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Seychelles | 5.6% | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 3.8% | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.5% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 106 | Samoa | 3.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 107 | Eritrea | 3.1% | 2014 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 108 | Guyana | 2.2% | 2012 | down 64.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 49.2%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 49.2%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 45.5%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 45.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 45.2%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 44.3%
- SDG: Europe 41.0%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 40.8%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 40.5%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 39.9%
- WB: Euro Area 39.9%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 39.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release