Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 6.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 6.8% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 6.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 155th out of 190 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.7% | — |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 6.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 155th out of 190 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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