Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 38.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 38.3%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 42.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1999.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 21st out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.7% | — |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 19.5% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 36.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.1% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6744 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 38.3% 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1999.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 21st 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: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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