Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
122
Highest
65.5%
Burkina Faso
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini, Kingdom of
Median
34.6%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,688
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 65.5% in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini, Kingdom of.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.6%, and the mean is 33.8%.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Andorra, Principality of (up 777.6%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini, Kingdom of (down 100.0%).
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 65.5% | 2024 | up 248.3% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus, Republic of | 57.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | British Virgin Islands | 56.2% | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 52.5% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Tunisia | 52.4% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 51.3% | 2024 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 7 | Singapore | 51.2% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 50.8% | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 50.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 10 | Malaysia | 49.6% | 2024 | up 25.4% | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 49.1% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 12 | Slovenia | 47.6% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 47.0% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 46.8% | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 15 | Bermuda | 46.8% | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 16 | Korea | 46.4% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Israel | 46.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 45.8% | 2023 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 44.7% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 44.1% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 21 | Andorra, Principality of | 43.9% | 2024 | up 777.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.8% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 43.6% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 41.8% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 41.4% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 41.3% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 27 | Guyana | 41.1% | 2012 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 41.1% | 2024 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 41.0% | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 30 | Moldova, Republic of | 40.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 40.8% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 32 | Albania | 40.0% | 2024 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 39.4% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 39.4% | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 38.9% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 38.7% | 2022 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 37 | Hungary | 38.6% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 38.4% | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 38.1% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 40 | Oman | 38.1% | 2024 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 41 | Canada | 38.0% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 42 | Switzerland | 37.8% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 37.8% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 44 | France | 37.7% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 45 | Morocco | 37.7% | 2024 | up 107.8% | falling |
| 46 | Ukraine | 37.5% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 47 | Norway | 37.4% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 48 | Algeria | 37.1% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 37.0% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 50 | Philippines | 37.0% | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 51 | New Zealand | 36.8% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 52 | Mongolia | 36.5% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 36.2% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 54 | Mexico | 36.0% | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 55 | Slovak Republic | 35.7% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 56 | Honduras | 35.6% | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 35.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 35.2% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 35.2% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 60 | Rwanda | 35.0% | 2024 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 34.7% | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 62 | Ecuador | 34.6% | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.5% | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 64 | Qatar | 34.4% | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 65 | Belgium | 34.3% | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 34.2% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia, Republic of | 34.1% | 2024 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34.1% | 2019 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 69 | Belize | 34.0% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 33.7% | 2019 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 33.7% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 72 | Italy | 33.6% | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 73 | United States | 33.4% | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 33.3% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 75 | Eritrea, The State of | 33.3% | 2016 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 76 | Poland | 33.0% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 32.8% | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyz Republic | 32.2% | 2025 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar, Republic of | 32.2% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 80 | India | 31.4% | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 81 | Netherlands | 31.2% | 2023 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 82 | Vietnam | 31.2% | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 83 | Iceland | 30.9% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 30.8% | 2024 | up 80.2% | flat |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 30.4% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 86 | Australia | 30.4% | 2023 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 30.3% | 2011 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 88 | Indonesia | 29.4% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 29.0% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 28.1% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 91 | Ghana | 28.1% | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 92 | Brazil | 27.8% | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 93 | Seychelles | 27.7% | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 27.1% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 95 | Türkiye | 26.2% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 96 | Palestine, State of | 26.1% | 2023 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 25.3% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 98 | Kenya | 25.2% | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 99 | Benin | 25.0% | 2022 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 24.9% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 101 | South Africa | 24.6% | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 102 | Argentina | 24.1% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 103 | Malta | 23.9% | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 104 | Georgia | 22.5% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 105 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 20.7% | 2020 | up 84.9% | falling |
| 106 | Cyprus | 20.2% | 2024 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 107 | Uruguay | 20.1% | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 108 | Namibia | 20.1% | 2022 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 109 | Samoa | 19.9% | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 19.7% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 111 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.1% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 112 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.1% | 2024 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 113 | Niger | 15.3% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 114 | Cuba | 14.2% | 2024 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 115 | Mozambique, Republic of | 13.5% | 2018 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 116 | Burundi | 12.7% | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 117 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 12.4% | 2008 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 12.3% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 119 | Botswana | 10.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 120 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 4.3% | 2016 | down 89.6% | falling |
| 121 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 121 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release