Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) by country
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.
Countries reporting
96
Highest
44.5%
Oman
Lowest
0.0%
Monaco
Median
22.1%
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
1,157
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 44.5% in Oman; the lowest is 0.0% in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.1%, and the mean is 22.0%.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 222.4%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 100.0%).
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 44.5% | 2019 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 2 | Iran | 40.2% | 2018 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brunei | 40.1% | 2019 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Malaysia | 39.2% | 2019 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 5 | Bermuda | 38.0% | 2018 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 35.3% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 7 | Algeria | 34.2% | 2018 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 33.2% | 2017 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 9 | India | 32.2% | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 31.1% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 31.0% | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 12 | South Korea | 29.3% | 2017 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 29.1% | 2017 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Eritrea | 29.0% | 2016 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 28.8% | 2016 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 28.4% | 2019 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 28.3% | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 28.1% | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 27.7% | 2017 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 27.7% | 2018 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 27.2% | 2018 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 27.0% | 2017 | up 30.5% | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 26.8% | 2018 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 26.6% | 2018 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 26.3% | 2016 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 26.1% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 25.9% | 2019 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 28 | France | 25.4% | 2018 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 29 | Mongolia | 25.3% | 2018 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 25.2% | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 25.2% | 2018 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 33 | Ukraine | 25.1% | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 34 | Georgia | 24.6% | 2019 | up 40.8% | flat |
| 35 | Qatar | 24.2% | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 24.2% | 2018 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 37 | Madagascar | 23.8% | 2018 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 23.6% | 2018 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 40 | Lebanon | 23.4% | 2011 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 23.2% | 2019 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 23.1% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Vietnam | 22.7% | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 22.5% | 2018 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 45 | Laos | 22.5% | 2018 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 22.4% | 2018 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 47 | Spain | 22.3% | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 22.2% | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 22.1% | 2017 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 22.1% | 2018 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 22.0% | 2019 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 21.7% | 2018 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 53 | El Salvador | 21.4% | 2018 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 54 | New Zealand | 21.4% | 2018 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 20.9% | 2018 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 56 | Malta | 20.3% | 2017 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 20.3% | 2019 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 58 | Latvia | 20.2% | 2018 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 59 | Seychelles | 19.9% | 2019 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.7% | 2019 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 61 | Burundi | 19.7% | 2018 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 19.6% | 2018 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 63 | Turkey | 19.4% | 2018 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 19.3% | 2018 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 65 | Morocco | 19.0% | 2019 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 18.8% | 2018 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 67 | Albania | 18.8% | 2019 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 68 | Iceland | 18.6% | 2018 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 69 | Brazil | 18.4% | 2018 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 70 | South Africa | 18.3% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 18.1% | 2018 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 72 | United States | 17.9% | 2016 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 73 | Uruguay | 17.5% | 2017 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 74 | Netherlands | 17.5% | 2018 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 75 | Australia | 17.4% | 2018 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 76 | Armenia | 17.1% | 2019 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 77 | Belgium | 17.0% | 2018 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 78 | Ghana | 16.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 79 | Ecuador | 15.8% | 2016 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 80 | Bahrain | 15.6% | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 82 | Lesotho | 15.4% | 2018 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 15.2% | 2018 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 84 | Cyprus | 15.1% | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 15.1% | 2019 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 86 | Palestine | 14.7% | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 87 | Guyana | 14.2% | 2012 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 88 | Argentina | 13.6% | 2011 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 89 | Andorra | 13.6% | 2019 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Niger | 12.3% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 91 | Namibia | 12.1% | 2017 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 11.2% | 2008 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 93 | Mozambique | 9.6% | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 94 | Samoa | 9.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Macao | 7.6% | 2019 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 96 | Aruba | 2.2% | 2016 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 97 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 97 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.