Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 22.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 22.2% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 22.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2004.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 93rd 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 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.2% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 22.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 90 Sri Lanka 8.6% compare
- 91 South Africa 8.3% compare
- 92 Honduras 8.2% compare
- 93 Liechtenstein 8.1% compare
- 94 Qatar 7.8% compare
- 95 Rwanda 7.7% compare
- 96 Luxembourg 7.3% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions was 22.2% 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: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2004.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 93rd 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: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release