Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 20.4% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 20.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 112th of 190 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 20.4% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 20.4% 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 112th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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