Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 39.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 39.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 39.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 13th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.2% | — |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 27.7% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 35.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.8% | 39.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1766 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developed Regions was 39.7% 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 MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 13th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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