Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 39.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 39.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1999.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 12th of 190 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.4% | — |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.7% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.3963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 39.8% 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1999.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 12th 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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