Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 38.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 38.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 38.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2000.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 19th 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: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.3% | — |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 24.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 34.1% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.1% | 38.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 38.4% 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: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 19th 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: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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