Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
124
Highest
100.0%
Monaco
Lowest
38.6%
Burkina Faso
Median
76.5%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,751
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Monaco; the lowest is 38.6% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 76.5%, and the mean is 76.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 42.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 54.1%).
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Aruba | 97.8% | 2016 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 3 | Eswatini | 95.9% | 2006 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Cuba | 92.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique | 90.4% | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 89.7% | 2022 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 7 | Cyprus | 89.2% | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 8 | Botswana | 89.1% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 88.9% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 88.8% | 2008 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 11 | Macau, China | 88.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 12 | Niger | 87.7% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 87.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 86.3% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 15 | Samoa | 86.1% | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 16 | Guyana | 85.8% | 2012 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 85.8% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 18 | Panama | 85.2% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 85.1% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 84.6% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 84.6% | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 22 | Brazil | 83.8% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 83.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 82.9% | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 25 | South Africa | 82.6% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 26 | Türkiye | 82.6% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 81.8% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt | 81.5% | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 29 | Seychelles | 81.5% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.2% | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 31 | Australia | 81.1% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Indonesia | 80.6% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 80.6% | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 80.6% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 35 | Burundi | 80.5% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 36 | Bahrain | 80.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 80.1% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | Netherlands | 79.7% | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 39 | Slovak Republic | 79.5% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 79.2% | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 41 | Ecuador | 79.2% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 42 | Poland | 79.1% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 43 | Armenia | 79.0% | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 44 | Mongolia | 78.9% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 45 | Kenya | 78.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 78.7% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 47 | Benin | 78.2% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | United States | 78.2% | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 49 | Mauritius | 78.1% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 50 | Hungary | 78.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 51 | Jordan | 77.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 52 | Qatar | 77.9% | 2024 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 77.4% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 54 | Norway | 77.2% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 55 | Honduras | 77.2% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 77.1% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 77.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Viet Nam | 76.9% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 76.9% | 2019 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 60 | Cambodia | 76.8% | 2019 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 76.7% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 62 | Colombia | 76.7% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 63 | Lithuania | 76.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 64 | Mexico | 76.2% | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 65 | Albania | 75.9% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 66 | Madagascar | 75.8% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 67 | Italy | 75.8% | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 75.8% | 2023 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 69 | Czechia | 75.6% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 70 | Ghana | 75.3% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 71 | New Zealand | 75.3% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 72 | France | 75.2% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75.2% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 74 | Uruguay | 75.1% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 75 | Philippines | 75.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 76 | Belize | 74.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 74.8% | 2024 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 74.6% | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 79 | Denmark | 74.5% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 80 | Switzerland | 74.0% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 74.0% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 82 | Greece | 73.8% | 2022 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 73.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 73.4% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 85 | Israel | 73.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 86 | Bermuda | 73.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 87 | Estonia | 73.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 88 | India | 72.9% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 89 | Ukraine | 72.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 90 | Portugal | 72.6% | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 91 | Ireland | 71.9% | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 92 | Cameroon | 71.8% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 93 | Slovenia | 71.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 94 | Croatia | 71.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 95 | Sweden | 71.2% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 96 | Romania | 71.0% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 97 | Liechtenstein | 71.0% | 2020 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 98 | Eritrea, The State of | 71.0% | 2016 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 99 | Finland | 70.8% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 100 | Canada | 70.6% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 101 | Rwanda | 70.5% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 102 | Morocco | 70.3% | 2024 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 103 | Thailand | 69.5% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 104 | Austria | 69.3% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 105 | Algeria | 69.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 106 | Korea | 68.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 68.6% | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.6% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 109 | Lebanon | 68.2% | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 110 | Andorra | 67.8% | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 66.9% | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 112 | Oman | 66.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 113 | Serbia | 66.2% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 65.6% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 115 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 65.0% | 2021 | up 22.8% | flat |
| 116 | Belarus | 64.6% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 117 | Germany | 64.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 118 | Singapore | 64.2% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 63.5% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 120 | Malaysia | 63.3% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 63.2% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 122 | Tunisia | 62.1% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 123 | British Virgin Islands | 48.7% | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 38.6% | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release