Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 30.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 30.7% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 30.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.7% | — |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 28.7% | 30.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 49 Armenia 30.3% compare
- 50 Austria 29.2% compare
- 51 Sweden 29.2% compare
- 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.9% compare
- 53 New Zealand 28.8% compare
- 54 Saudi Arabia 28.7% compare
- 55 Israel 28.6% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 30.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd out of 190 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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