Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 24.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 24.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 24.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 69th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.5% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 24.5% 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 69th 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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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