Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 20.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States stood at 20.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States peaked at 20.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2000.
UIS: Arab States ranks 111th of 190 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.5% | 20.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Arab States was 20.7% 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 UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 111th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release