Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 21.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Latin America, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 21.9% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Latin America peaked at 21.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2002.
That places MDG: Latin America 94th out of 190 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.8% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 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
- 97 Ethiopia 7.1% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in MDG: Latin America was 21.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 94th out of 190 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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