Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.3 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.33 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.22 GPIA, in 2001.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 37th out of 190 groups with data for 2024, 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.29 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.33 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2001.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 37th out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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