Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 1.3 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 1.3 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.3 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.19 GPIA, in 2012.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 39th of 190 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 1.3 GPIA 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 ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2012.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 39th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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