Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
124
Highest
61.4%
Burkina Faso
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini, Kingdom of
Median
22.9%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,747

What the numbers show

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 61.4% in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini, Kingdom of.

The median across all reporting countries is 22.9%, and the mean is 22.8%.

Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Andorra, Principality of (up 1,415.1%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini, Kingdom of (down 100.0%).

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Burkina Faso 61.4% 2024 up 285.5% volatile
2 Tunisia 37.9% 2023 down 12.0% falling
3 United Arab Emirates 36.5% 2024 up 20.9% rising
4 Brunei Darussalam 35.9% 2023 up 96.4% volatile
5 Germany 35.8% 2024 down 2.7% rising
6 Singapore 35.6% 2023 up 3.3% flat
7 British Virgin Islands 35.6% 2023 up 32.4% volatile
8 Belarus, Republic of 35.4% 2024 up 5.7% rising
9 Malaysia 35.1% 2024 up 29.4% falling
10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 35.0% 2021 down 25.6% flat
11 Serbia, Republic of 33.8% 2024 up 30.5% rising
12 Andorra, Principality of 32.2% 2024 up 1,415.1% volatile
13 Saudi Arabia 31.5% 2024 up 31.8% rising
14 Russia 31.4% 2019 up 8.3% rising
15 Trinidad and Tobago 31.3% 2024 up 23.0% rising
16 Korea 31.0% 2024 up 5.0% falling
17 Algeria 30.9% 2024 down 1.0% rising
18 Austria 30.6% 2024 down 1.1% flat
19 Lebanon 30.6% 2023 up 30.6% rising
20 Thailand 30.5% 2025 up 13.9% rising
21 Oman 30.3% 2024 down 28.8% rising
22 Morocco 29.7% 2024 up 73.7% falling
23 Rwanda 29.5% 2024 up 114.8% rising
24 Finland 29.2% 2023 up 4.8% flat
25 Eritrea, The State of 29.0% 2016 up 53.1% rising
26 Liechtenstein, Principality of 29.0% 2020 up 56.6% falling
27 Romania 29.0% 2023 up 8.1% rising
28 Sweden 28.7% 2023 up 10.6% falling
29 Croatia 28.4% 2023 up 17.5% rising
30 Slovenia 28.3% 2024 up 5.5% rising
31 Cameroon 27.7% 2024 up 66.2% rising
32 Portugal 27.4% 2023 down 0.4% rising
33 India 27.1% 2023 down 7.0% flat
34 Estonia 27.0% 2024 up 2.3% rising
35 Bermuda 27.0% 2023 down 12.9% rising
36 Israel 26.9% 2023 falling
37 Uzbekistan, Republic of 26.6% 2025 down 17.1% falling
38 Greece 26.2% 2022 down 10.8% flat
39 Ireland 25.8% 2022 up 3.0% falling
40 Kazakhstan, Republic of 25.5% 2025 down 3.4% flat
41 Denmark 25.4% 2023 up 24.3% rising
42 Sri Lanka 25.4% 2023 up 30.3% rising
43 Switzerland 25.3% 2023 up 9.8% rising
44 Canada 25.1% 2023 up 21.3% rising
45 Azerbaijan, Republic of 25.1% 2024 up 4.3% rising
46 Philippines 25.0% 2024 down 2.2% falling
47 France 24.5% 2023 up 5.0% falling
48 Czechia 24.4% 2023 up 1.9% rising
49 Luxembourg 24.2% 2023 up 49.2% rising
50 Madagascar, Republic of 24.2% 2023 up 7.2% rising
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.2% 2023 up 42.3% rising
52 Albania 24.1% 2024 up 32.6% rising
53 New Zealand 24.0% 2024 up 22.3% rising
54 Ukraine 23.9% 2024 down 10.6% falling
55 Zimbabwe 23.8% 2024 down 21.3% flat
56 Mexico 23.8% 2023 down 13.5% flat
57 Lithuania 23.7% 2023 up 0.9% flat
58 Italy 23.4% 2023 down 3.2% flat
59 Colombia 23.3% 2023 up 5.3% flat
60 Cambodia 23.2% 2019 up 85.0% rising
61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.1% 2019 up 94.2% rising
62 North Macedonia, Republic of 23.0% 2023 up 3.4% falling
63 Moldova, Republic of 22.9% 2024 down 8.4% flat
64 United Kingdom 22.8% 2023 down 9.4% flat
65 Honduras 22.8% 2024 up 55.0% rising
66 Vietnam 22.7% 2016 up 6.7% rising
67 Chile 22.6% 2024 up 13.3% falling
68 Belize 22.6% 2024 up 25.6% rising
69 Norway 22.6% 2023 up 14.5% rising
70 El Salvador 22.4% 2023 up 3.3% falling
71 Qatar 22.1% 2024 down 34.1% rising
72 Jordan 22.1% 2024 down 16.3% flat
73 Hungary 21.8% 2023 up 15.7% rising
74 Mauritius 21.8% 2023 down 6.6% falling
75 United States 21.8% 2023 up 41.8% rising
76 Benin 21.8% 2022 up 64.4% rising
77 Spain 21.3% 2023 down 17.6% falling
78 Armenia, Republic of 21.0% 2024 up 57.9% rising
79 Ecuador 20.8% 2023 up 45.4% rising
80 Mongolia 20.7% 2024 up 3.4% flat
81 Slovak Republic 20.5% 2023 down 2.2% falling
82 Netherlands 20.2% 2023 up 46.3% rising
83 Kenya 20.1% 2024 up 22.0% falling
84 Bulgaria 19.9% 2023 down 6.1% falling
85 Puerto Rico 19.8% 2023 up 24.2% rising
86 Latvia 19.4% 2023 up 2.0% rising
87 Indonesia 19.4% 2018 flat
88 Belgium 19.4% 2023 up 12.2% flat
89 Poland 19.2% 2023 up 2.1% flat
90 Australia 18.9% 2023 up 11.0% falling
91 Kyrgyz Republic 18.8% 2025 up 24.9% rising
92 Ghana 18.7% 2024 up 31.4% rising
93 Seychelles 18.5% 2024 up 19.0% rising
94 Bahrain, Kingdom of 18.5% 2024 down 2.3% falling
95 Palestine, State of 18.2% 2023 up 14.1% falling
96 Türkiye 17.4% 2023 down 17.9% falling
97 South Africa 17.4% 2023 down 11.0% falling
98 Costa Rica 17.1% 2023 up 37.7% rising
99 Iceland 17.0% 2023 up 8.0% rising
100 Brazil 16.2% 2023 up 24.9% rising
101 Lesotho, Kingdom of 15.4% 2018 up 22.4% rising
102 Georgia 15.4% 2025 down 29.2% falling
103 Panama 14.8% 2023 down 10.7% falling
104 Argentina 14.7% 2023 up 8.0% rising
105 Malta 14.2% 2023 down 43.8% rising
106 Guyana 14.2% 2012 down 33.0% falling
107 Egypt, Arab Republic of 14.1% 2025 up 25.0% rising
108 Samoa 13.9% 2023 up 49.3% volatile
109 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.7% 2024 up 44.1% rising
110 Dominican Republic 12.6% 2024 down 11.7% falling
111 Niger 12.3% 2019 falling
112 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 12.0% 2024 up 69.5% rising
113 Uruguay 11.7% 2023 down 25.3% rising
114 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 11.2% 2008 down 15.1% rising
115 Bangladesh 11.1% 2020 flat
116 Botswana 10.9% 2024 rising
117 Cyprus 10.8% 2024 down 36.8% falling
118 Namibia 10.3% 2022 down 42.5% rising
119 Burundi 9.8% 2025 down 34.5% rising
120 Mozambique, Republic of 9.6% 2018 down 11.1% falling
121 Cuba 7.3% 2024 up 109.4% flat
122 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2.2% 2016 down 82.4% falling
123 Monaco 0.0% 2024 flat
123 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% falling

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and by country. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-graduates-from-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-programmes-in-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-graduates-from-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-programmes-in-2/">Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and by country</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
124 places, 1,747 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release