Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
122
Highest
100.0%
Monaco
Lowest
29.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
64.3%
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, male (%) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Monaco; the lowest is 29.0% in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 64.3%, and the mean is 65.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands (up 64.8%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 57.5%).

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Monaco 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
2 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 95.7% 2016 up 64.8% rising
3 Eswatini, Kingdom of 94.0% 2006 down 1.0% flat
4 Botswana 89.3% 2024 rising
5 Bangladesh 87.7% 2020 flat
6 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 87.6% 2008 up 2.8% flat
7 Mozambique, Republic of 86.5% 2018 up 2.2% rising
8 Cuba 85.8% 2024 down 4.3% rising
9 Niger 84.7% 2019 rising
10 Tanzania, United Republic of 81.9% 2024 down 9.3% falling
11 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 80.3% 2024 down 6.7% falling
12 Samoa 80.1% 2023 down 8.2% rising
13 Namibia 79.9% 2022 up 11.4% falling
14 Cyprus 79.8% 2024 up 11.4% flat
15 Liechtenstein, Principality of 79.3% 2020 down 10.7% rising
16 Egypt, Arab Republic of 78.1% 2025 down 7.8% falling
17 Georgia 77.5% 2025 up 11.5% flat
18 Burundi 77.2% 2025 down 6.0% falling
19 Malta 76.1% 2023 up 28.5% falling
20 Argentina 75.8% 2023 down 3.0% flat
21 South Africa 75.4% 2023 up 6.3% rising
22 Panama 75.1% 2023 up 1.8% rising
23 Benin 75.0% 2022 down 4.3% falling
24 Costa Rica 74.7% 2023 down 2.8% falling
25 Palestine, State of 73.9% 2023 down 5.6% flat
26 Kenya 73.8% 2024 down 5.1% rising
27 Türkiye 73.8% 2023 up 0.0% rising
28 Seychelles 72.3% 2024 up 23.2% falling
29 Brazil 72.3% 2023 up 1.6% flat
30 Dominican Republic 71.9% 2024 down 6.9% falling
31 Bahrain, Kingdom of 71.2% 2024 up 0.9% rising
32 Indonesia 70.6% 2018 flat
33 Lebanon 69.7% 2011 up 5.4% flat
34 Australia 69.6% 2023 down 3.3% flat
35 North Macedonia 69.6% 2023 up 1.1% rising
36 Jordan 69.2% 2024 up 4.4% rising
37 Iceland 69.1% 2023 down 5.8% flat
38 Netherlands 68.7% 2023 down 5.5% flat
39 India 68.6% 2023 up 2.6% flat
40 Ghana 68.5% 2024 down 10.2% falling
41 Vietnam 68.0% 2016 up 1.0% flat
42 Madagascar, Republic of 67.8% 2023 down 5.2% falling
43 Kyrgyz Republic 67.8% 2025 down 12.6% falling
44 Eritrea, The State of 66.7% 2016 down 16.2% falling
45 Mauritius 66.6% 2023 up 1.5% flat
46 United States 66.6% 2023 down 10.8% falling
47 Puerto Rico 66.5% 2023 down 6.0% flat
48 Bulgaria 66.3% 2023 down 1.8% flat
49 Cambodia 66.3% 2019 down 21.4% falling
50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 65.9% 2019 down 20.4% falling
51 Armenia, Republic of 65.9% 2024 down 12.0% falling
52 Italy 65.8% 2023 up 5.3% flat
53 Luxembourg 65.8% 2023 down 13.4% falling
54 Belgium 65.6% 2023 up 0.8% flat
55 Qatar 65.6% 2024 up 57.0% flat
56 Ecuador 65.4% 2023 down 10.3% falling
57 Colombia 65.3% 2023 down 4.1% flat
58 Rwanda 65.0% 2024 down 20.8% falling
59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.8% 2023 down 12.3% falling
60 United Kingdom 64.4% 2023 up 3.0% rising
61 Honduras 64.4% 2024 down 13.1% falling
62 Poland 64.3% 2023 down 3.7% flat
63 Slovak Republic 64.3% 2023 up 1.3% flat
64 Mexico 64.0% 2023 up 6.5% flat
65 Spain 63.8% 2023 up 8.4% rising
66 Belize 63.8% 2024 down 2.8% falling
67 Zimbabwe 63.4% 2024 up 6.3% falling
68 Philippines 63.0% 2024 up 9.9% flat
69 Mongolia 62.9% 2024 down 6.9% falling
70 Algeria 62.8% 2024 up 12.4% flat
71 Uruguay 62.7% 2023 down 17.2% falling
72 Cameroon 62.5% 2024 up 13.1% rising
73 Norway 62.4% 2023 down 2.6% falling
74 New Zealand 62.4% 2024 down 3.3% falling
75 Morocco 62.3% 2024 up 30.9% falling
76 Denmark 62.2% 2023 down 9.8% falling
77 France 62.0% 2023 up 3.5% rising
78 Azerbaijan, Republic of 61.6% 2024 down 4.3% falling
79 Latvia 61.6% 2023 up 4.9% falling
80 Switzerland 61.6% 2023 down 4.7% falling
81 Greece 61.3% 2022 up 10.2% flat
82 Hungary 61.3% 2023 down 3.6% falling
83 Uzbekistan, Republic of 61.1% 2025 up 10.0% rising
84 Czechia 60.6% 2023 up 7.3% flat
85 Albania 60.0% 2024 down 21.1% falling
86 Ireland 59.8% 2022 down 1.9% rising
87 Saudi Arabia 59.5% 2024 down 15.4% falling
88 Moldova, Republic of 59.1% 2024 up 0.1% flat
89 Sri Lanka 59.0% 2023 down 13.9% falling
90 El Salvador 59.0% 2023 down 6.4% falling
91 Chile 58.9% 2024 down 6.9% flat
92 Guyana 58.9% 2012 down 12.2% falling
93 Romania 58.7% 2023 down 3.4% falling
94 United Arab Emirates 58.6% 2024 down 9.0% falling
95 Portugal 58.2% 2023 down 2.4% falling
96 Ukraine 57.8% 2024 up 5.6% flat
97 Kazakhstan, Republic of 57.8% 2025 down 3.7% falling
98 Canada 57.0% 2023 down 10.4% falling
99 Lithuania 56.4% 2023 up 4.6% flat
100 Iran, Islamic Republic of 56.2% 2021 up 28.3% rising
101 Andorra, Principality of 56.1% 2024 down 40.9% rising
102 Estonia 55.9% 2024 up 3.7% falling
103 Croatia 55.3% 2023 down 9.7% falling
104 Israel 53.9% 2023 rising
105 Oman 53.7% 2024 up 8.0% flat
106 Korea 53.6% 2024 down 3.2% rising
107 Brunei Darussalam 53.2% 2023 down 14.9% falling
108 Bermuda 53.2% 2023 up 45.4% rising
109 Serbia 53.0% 2024 down 15.3% falling
110 Sweden 53.0% 2023 down 2.3% rising
111 Slovenia 52.4% 2024 down 3.3% falling
112 Austria 50.8% 2024 up 4.5% flat
113 Finland 49.3% 2023 up 1.4% rising
114 Thailand 49.2% 2025 up 10.4% flat
115 Trinidad and Tobago 48.6% 2024 down 10.1% falling
116 Singapore 48.6% 2023 down 6.9% falling
117 Malaysia 48.6% 2024 down 10.2% rising
118 Tunisia 47.6% 2023 up 7.1% rising
119 Germany 47.5% 2024 up 3.5% falling
120 Belarus, Republic of 42.3% 2024 up 0.9% falling
121 Burkina Faso 34.5% 2024 down 57.5% falling
122 British Virgin Islands 29.0% 2023 down 49.8% volatile

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,693 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release