Gross graduation ratio from first … ratio UNESCO Institute for Sta in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross graduation ratio from first … ratio UNESCO Institute for Sta was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2004–2024
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 SDG: Eastern Asia is 45.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2004.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 3rd out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first … ratio UNESCO Institute for Sta in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.4% | — |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +13.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross graduation ratio from first … ratio UNESCO Institute for Sta in SDG: Eastern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +37.3% | 17.7% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.4% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 16.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 32.2% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 1 Macao 74.5% compare
- 2 Singapore 62.0% compare
- 3 Switzerland 60.4% compare
- 4 South Korea 57.8% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 55.9% compare
- 6 Belarus 53.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Eastern Asia was 45.5% 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2004.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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