Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
122
Highest
100.0%
Monaco
Lowest
44.9%
Burkina Faso
Median
85.3%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,693
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Monaco; the lowest is 44.9% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.3%, and the mean is 84.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 49.1%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 50.1%).
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, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 98.7% | 2016 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 97.6% | 2006 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | Cuba | 96.1% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bermuda | 95.2% | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 6 | Guyana | 94.8% | 2012 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Mozambique, Republic of | 94.4% | 2018 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 94.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 94.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 10 | Namibia | 94.2% | 2022 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 11 | Niger | 93.8% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 12 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 93.4% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 13 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 92.4% | 2008 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Malta | 92.2% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 91.9% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 16 | Brazil | 91.7% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 91.6% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 90.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Belgium | 90.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Panama | 90.5% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 21 | Kyrgyz Republic | 90.4% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 90.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 89.9% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ecuador | 89.8% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 25 | Argentina | 89.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 89.6% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 27 | Türkiye | 89.4% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 89.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 29 | Georgia | 89.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 30 | Iceland | 89.3% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 89.3% | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 32 | Moldova, Republic of | 89.2% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 33 | Seychelles | 89.0% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 34 | Mongolia | 88.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 35 | Andorra, Principality of | 88.9% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 36 | Slovak Republic | 88.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Botswana | 88.8% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 88.5% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 39 | Samoa | 88.5% | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 88.5% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 41 | Armenia, Republic of | 88.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Norway | 88.0% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 43 | Netherlands | 87.9% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 44 | Indonesia | 87.6% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 45 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 87.2% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 46 | Cambodia | 87.2% | 2019 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 87.1% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 87.0% | 2019 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 49 | Poland | 86.9% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 50 | South Africa | 86.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Ukraine | 86.4% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 52 | Palestine, State of | 86.3% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 53 | Honduras | 86.2% | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 54 | Switzerland | 86.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 55 | United States | 86.0% | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 56 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 86.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 85.8% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 58 | Mexico | 85.6% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 59 | Thailand | 85.6% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 85.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 61 | Czechia | 85.4% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 62 | Mauritius | 85.2% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | France | 85.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 85.0% | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 65 | Kenya | 85.0% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 66 | Israel | 84.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 67 | Burundi | 84.8% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 68 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 84.6% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 84.5% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 70 | Vietnam | 84.5% | 2016 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 71 | Albania | 84.2% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 72 | Finland | 84.2% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 73 | Denmark | 84.1% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 74 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 84.1% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 75 | Austria | 83.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 76 | Philippines | 83.9% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 83.8% | 2024 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 78 | Qatar | 83.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 79 | Madagascar, Republic of | 83.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 83.4% | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 81 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 83.4% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 82 | Belarus, Republic of | 83.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 83 | Korea | 83.3% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 83.3% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 85 | Italy | 83.1% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 83.0% | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 87 | New Zealand | 82.9% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 88 | Portugal | 82.8% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 82.8% | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 90 | Estonia | 82.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 91 | Sweden | 82.4% | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 92 | Greece | 82.2% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 93 | Lebanon | 82.0% | 2011 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 94 | Croatia | 81.8% | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 95 | Uruguay | 81.8% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 81.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 81.5% | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 81.3% | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 99 | Ireland | 81.2% | 2022 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 100 | Belize | 81.2% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 101 | Cameroon | 81.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 102 | Canada | 80.6% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 103 | Germany | 80.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 104 | Romania | 79.5% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 105 | Singapore | 78.3% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 106 | Eritrea, The State of | 78.2% | 2016 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 107 | Rwanda | 77.2% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 108 | India | 76.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 109 | Morocco | 76.7% | 2024 | up 49.1% | falling |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75.0% | 2021 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 111 | Malaysia | 74.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 112 | Serbia | 74.6% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 74.2% | 2024 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 73.7% | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 115 | Algeria | 73.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 116 | El Salvador | 71.3% | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 70.8% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 118 | Tunisia | 69.3% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 68.0% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 58.2% | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 55.4% | 2020 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 44.9% | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release