Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%) by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
66.7%
Samoa
Lowest
8.3%
Bermuda
Median
34.7%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,621
What the numbers show
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 66.7% in Samoa; the lowest is 8.3% in Bermuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.7%, and the mean is 35.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba (up 254.3%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 67.6%).
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 66.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 2 | Oman | 53.9% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 3 | Tunisia | 53.8% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 53.2% | 2020 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 51.9% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 6 | Algeria | 51.1% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | Qatar | 50.7% | 2024 | up 63.5% | falling |
| 8 | South Africa | 49.2% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 9 | Palestine, State of | 48.4% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 46.8% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 46.3% | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.0% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 45.9% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 45.6% | 2024 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 15 | Belize | 45.3% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 44.4% | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 17 | India | 44.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 44.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 19 | Morocco | 43.3% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 43.3% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 21 | Lebanon | 43.3% | 2011 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 22 | Albania | 43.2% | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 23 | New Zealand | 43.1% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 24 | Bahrain | 42.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 42.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 41.8% | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 41.8% | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Panama | 41.7% | 2022 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 41.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 30 | Greece | 40.7% | 2022 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 40.2% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 32 | El Salvador | 40.1% | 2023 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 33 | Uruguay | 40.0% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 34 | Aruba | 40.0% | 2016 | up 254.3% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 39.4% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 39.3% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Namibia | 38.8% | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 38 | United States of America | 38.5% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 38.3% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 40 | Malaysia | 38.2% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 37.8% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 42 | Indonesia | 37.4% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 36.9% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 36.5% | 2016 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 36.5% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 46 | Cuba | 36.4% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 36.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 48 | Canada | 36.3% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 36.1% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 35.8% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 51 | Ireland | 35.8% | 2022 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 52 | Honduras | 35.7% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 35.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 54 | Denmark | 35.1% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 35.1% | 2024 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 34.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 34.7% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34.6% | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 59 | France | 34.5% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 34.4% | 2023 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 61 | Rwanda | 34.3% | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.2% | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 63 | Türkiye | 34.2% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 64 | Cyprus | 34.2% | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 65 | Netherlands | 33.9% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 33.9% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 67 | Madagascar | 33.7% | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia | 33.5% | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 69 | Slovakia | 33.4% | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 33.3% | 2021 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 71 | Finland | 33.2% | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 72 | Armenia | 33.2% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 73 | Slovenia | 33.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 74 | Malta | 32.8% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 75 | Australia | 32.8% | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 76 | Seychelles | 32.5% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 32.2% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 78 | Eswatini | 32.0% | 2006 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 79 | Singapore | 31.8% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 80 | Macau, China | 31.7% | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 31.6% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 31.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 30.5% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 84 | Brazil | 30.5% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 85 | Norway | 30.4% | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 86 | Lithuania | 30.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 87 | Benin | 29.9% | 2022 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 29.3% | 2018 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 29.2% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.0% | 2019 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 91 | Thailand | 28.9% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 92 | Germany | 28.7% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 93 | Belgium | 28.7% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 28.2% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 95 | Eritrea | 27.8% | 2016 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Hungary | 27.8% | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 97 | Cambodia | 27.7% | 2019 | up 181.8% | rising |
| 98 | Republic of Korea | 27.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 99 | Ecuador | 27.6% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 100 | Spain | 27.2% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 101 | Guyana | 27.2% | 2012 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 102 | Switzerland | 26.3% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 103 | Burundi | 26.2% | 2025 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Belarus | 25.6% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 105 | Ukraine | 24.7% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 106 | Cameroon | 24.6% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 107 | Ghana | 22.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 108 | Chile | 21.0% | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 20.4% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 17.3% | 2010 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 111 | Niger | 16.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Andorra | 12.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Bermuda | 8.3% | 2023 | down 67.6% | falling |