Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 35.8% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 35.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2004.
WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 32nd of 190 groups on this measure, in the top 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: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.5% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 15.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 15.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 27.2% | 35.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1638 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 35.8% 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2004.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 32nd out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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