Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 24.5% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 24.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2016.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 67th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 19.2% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.5% compare
- 65 Palestine, State of 23.8% compare
- 66 Lebanon 23.0% compare
- 67 Indonesia 22.3% compare
- 68 Bahrain 22.1% compare
- 69 North Macedonia 21.6% compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 21.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2016.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 67th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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