Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 29.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 29.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 29.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2016.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 54th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.4% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 16.4% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 22.8% | 29.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 51 Sweden 29.2% compare
- 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.9% compare
- 53 New Zealand 28.8% compare
- 54 Saudi Arabia 28.7% compare
- 55 Israel 28.6% compare
- 56 Türkiye 28.4% compare
- 57 Mexico 27.8% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 29.7% 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 54th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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