Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 25.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 25.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 25.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2006.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 61st 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 19 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.5% | — |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.5% | 22.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 21.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.4% | 25.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.996 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 25.4% 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: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2006.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 61st 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: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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