Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: North America
WB: North America: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 31.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: North America, 1999–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: North America stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: North America peaked at 31.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2002.
That places WB: North America 47th out of 190 groups with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.3% | — |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.3% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near WB: North America
More education data for WB: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: North America?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: North America was 31.6% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2002.
- How does WB: North America rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: North America ranks 47th out of 190 groups with data for 2010.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: North America 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