How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?

13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United Kingdom: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

France

25.4%

in 2018

United Kingdom

26.3%

in 2016

France rank

28th

United Kingdom rank

25th

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 26.3% against 25.4% in France, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 98 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.5%	23.4%	5.0%	France
2010s	24.8%	25.0%	0.2%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math, France or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 26.3% against 25.4% in France as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between France and United Kingdom?: 0.9%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?: France ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.