Gross graduation ratio from first … ratio UNESCO Institute for Sta in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross graduation ratio from first … ratio UNESCO Institute for Sta was 22.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Developing Regions, 2003–2024
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.
Gross graduation ratio from first … ratio UNESCO Institute for Sta in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.3% | — |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 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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February 2026 Data Release