Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 12.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2018
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: Small Island Developing States is 12.7%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 16.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 138th out of 190 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.5% | — |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +46.4% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 8 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 12.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 138th out of 190 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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