Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 21.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2000–2024
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 21.2%, measured in 2024. 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 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 21.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 108th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.7% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.4% | 21.2% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 21.2% 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 108th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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