Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 0.7353 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 0.7353 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 0.7353 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5053 GPIA, in 2010.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 186th out of 190 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6831 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5823 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.555 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5569 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6006 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5811 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5706 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5826 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5568 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5537 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5243 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6738 GPIA | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5053 GPIA | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6668 GPIA | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7118 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7353 GPIA | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6327 GPIA | 0.5823 GPIA | 0.6831 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5755 GPIA | 0.5243 GPIA | 0.6738 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6548 GPIA | 0.5053 GPIA | 0.7353 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.85 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.7353 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7353 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5053 GPIA in 2010.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 186th out of 190 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release