Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 4.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 4.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 4.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1998.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 170th out of 190 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.1% | — |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 9 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 4.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 170th out of 190 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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