Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) is 39.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 40.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2000.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 10th of 190 groups on this measure, 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 ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.3% | — |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 23.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 29.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.8% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 39.9% 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 ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2000.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 10th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release