Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 40.5%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 40.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 9th 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.3% | — |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 23.4% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.0% | 40.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5906 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 40.5% 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 9th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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