Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 38.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America is 38.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 38.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1999.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 18th of 190 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.5% | — |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 24.7% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 33.8% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 37.6% | 38.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 38.5% 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: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 18th 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: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern 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