Challenges in tertiary completion Only two-thirds of bachelor’s students graduate within three years of the end of the programme duration
39%
After three additional years, the average completion rate increases to
68%
PROGRAMME DURATION
3 YEARS LATER
In all countries with data, women have higher completion rates than men in bachelor’s programmes.
of full-time bachelor’s students graduate within the programme duration
START
21% leave 12% of full-time bachelor’s
students leave before the beginning of their second year
by the end of the programme duration
Three years later, the share of students who have left without graduating increases to
23%
44% female entrants
33% male entrants
graduate within the theoretical programme duration