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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,688 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release