Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: World
SDG: World: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: World, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 24.3% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: World peaked at 24.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2002.
That places SDG: World 74th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.2% | 24.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: World?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: World was 24.3% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2002.
- How does SDG: World rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: World ranks 74th 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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