Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 1.32 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.32 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
26th
of 190 groups
All-time high
1.35 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
1.28 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 1.32 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.35 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.28 GPIA, in 2004.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 26th of 190 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.33 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.28 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.32 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.32 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2004.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 26th 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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