Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 45.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 45.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 45.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2004.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 190 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.8% | — |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 14.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 14.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 31.2% | 45.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 2 Singapore 62.0% compare
- 3 Switzerland 60.4% compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 57.8% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 55.9% compare
- 6 Belarus 53.4% compare
- 7 Australia 53.0% compare
- 8 Japan 50.5% compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Eastern Asia was 45.2% 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: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2004.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 5th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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