Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 35.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 35.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 36.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 35th out of 190 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.8% | — |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 18.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 32.3% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.6% | 35.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 35.0% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 35th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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