Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
120
Highest
1.5%
Liechtenstein, Principality of
Lowest
0.1%
Bermuda
Median
0.4%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,669

What the numbers show

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 1.5% in Liechtenstein, Principality of; the lowest is 0.1% in Bermuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands (up 299.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini, Kingdom of (down 53.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Liechtenstein, Principality of 1.5% 2020 down 6.1% rising
2 Botswana 1.0% 2024 volatile
3 Burkina Faso 0.8% 2024 up 59.1% rising
4 United Arab Emirates 0.8% 2024 up 24.0% rising
5 India 0.7% 2023 down 2.6% flat
6 Algeria 0.7% 2024 up 4.7% rising
7 Oman 0.7% 2024 down 6.4% rising
8 Benin 0.7% 2022 up 14.1% rising
9 Eritrea, The State of 0.7% 2016 up 26.9% rising
10 Bangladesh 0.7% 2020 rising
11 Rwanda 0.7% 2024 up 26.4% rising
12 Morocco 0.6% 2024 down 30.1% rising
13 Saudi Arabia 0.6% 2024 up 0.9% falling
14 North Macedonia 0.6% 2023 up 26.1% rising
15 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.6% 2008 up 25.8% rising
16 Brunei Darussalam 0.6% 2023 up 18.4% rising
17 Lebanon 0.6% 2011 up 41.1% rising
18 Tunisia 0.6% 2023 down 2.2% falling
19 Samoa 0.6% 2023 down 0.8% rising
20 El Salvador 0.6% 2023 up 99.5% rising
21 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.6% 2025 up 12.9% rising
22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6% 2021 down 4.5% rising
23 Kenya 0.6% 2024 up 3.0% rising
24 South Africa 0.5% 2023 up 17.7% rising
25 Serbia 0.5% 2024 up 13.9% rising
26 Jordan 0.5% 2024 rising
27 Palestine, State of 0.5% 2023 down 4.9% falling
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% 2023 up 3.3% flat
29 Madagascar, Republic of 0.5% 2023 down 5.6% falling
30 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% 2024 down 48.1% falling
31 Cameroon 0.5% 2024 up 19.3% flat
32 Romania 0.5% 2023 up 5.9% rising
33 Vietnam 0.5% 2016 up 45.1% rising
34 Malaysia 0.5% 2024 up 5.2% falling
35 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.5% 2024 up 0.7% flat
36 Qatar 0.5% 2024 up 60.5% falling
37 Belize 0.5% 2024 up 18.7% rising
38 Georgia 0.5% 2025 down 9.5% falling
39 Italy 0.5% 2023 up 1.6% rising
40 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.5% 2024 up 13.2% falling
41 Burundi 0.5% 2025 down 25.7% volatile
42 Greece 0.5% 2022 up 7.1% flat
43 New Zealand 0.4% 2024 up 19.1% rising
44 Mauritius 0.4% 2023 up 2.5% flat
45 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2024 down 22.6% rising
46 Luxembourg 0.4% 2023 up 11.0% rising
47 Philippines 0.4% 2024 down 18.8% falling
48 Ireland 0.4% 2022 up 23.9% falling
49 Argentina 0.4% 2023 up 1.5% flat
50 Costa Rica 0.4% 2023 up 52.8% rising
51 Singapore 0.4% 2023 down 9.6% falling
52 Indonesia 0.4% 2018 falling
53 Colombia 0.4% 2023 down 5.9% falling
54 Denmark 0.4% 2023 up 3.6% rising
55 United States 0.4% 2023 up 27.8% rising
56 Mozambique, Republic of 0.4% 2018 up 25.3% flat
57 Canada 0.4% 2023 up 19.6% rising
58 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.4% 2025 down 14.9% falling
59 Portugal 0.4% 2023 down 12.1% rising
60 Croatia 0.4% 2023 up 11.8% falling
61 Niger 0.4% 2019 rising
62 Sri Lanka 0.4% 2023 up 3.5% falling
63 Türkiye 0.4% 2023 down 32.0% falling
64 Mexico 0.4% 2023 down 3.0% falling
65 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.4% 2006 down 53.9% falling
66 Seychelles 0.4% 2024 up 169.1% rising
67 Estonia 0.4% 2024 up 11.4% rising
68 Albania 0.4% 2024 down 36.7% rising
69 France 0.4% 2023 up 12.4% rising
70 United Kingdom 0.4% 2023 down 12.9% rising
71 Honduras 0.4% 2024 up 17.6% falling
72 Netherlands 0.4% 2023 up 55.9% rising
73 Germany 0.4% 2024 up 4.3% rising
74 Panama 0.4% 2023 down 13.4% rising
75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% 2019 up 40.3% falling
76 Cambodia 0.4% 2019 up 32.0% volatile
77 Sweden 0.4% 2023 up 25.6% rising
78 Czechia 0.4% 2023 up 16.8% rising
79 Puerto Rico 0.4% 2023 up 15.1% rising
80 Korea 0.4% 2024 up 6.5% falling
81 Poland 0.4% 2023 down 2.2% rising
82 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% 2024 down 5.0% rising
83 Uruguay 0.4% 2023 down 20.0% flat
84 Australia 0.4% 2023 up 7.7% falling
85 Armenia, Republic of 0.3% 2024 down 29.0% falling
86 Switzerland 0.3% 2023 up 17.1% rising
87 Iceland 0.3% 2023 down 10.4% rising
88 Bulgaria 0.3% 2023 down 20.5% falling
89 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.3% 2024 up 100.7% rising
90 Israel 0.3% 2023 falling
91 Slovenia 0.3% 2024 up 6.0% rising
92 Austria 0.3% 2024 up 14.5% rising
93 Malta 0.3% 2023 up 0.3% flat
94 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.3% 2025 down 23.6% falling
95 Norway 0.3% 2023 up 30.1% rising
96 Finland 0.3% 2023 up 24.1% rising
97 Slovak Republic 0.3% 2023 down 5.8% falling
98 Ghana 0.3% 2024 down 21.1% falling
99 Ukraine 0.3% 2024 down 16.3% falling
100 Brazil 0.3% 2023 down 2.7% falling
101 Kyrgyz Republic 0.3% 2025 down 21.6% falling
102 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0.3% 2016 up 299.0% volatile
103 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 up 7.4% falling
104 Mongolia 0.3% 2024 down 17.3% falling
105 Namibia 0.3% 2022 down 34.7% falling
106 Belarus, Republic of 0.3% 2024 up 9.4% rising
107 Thailand 0.3% 2025 down 13.0% flat
108 Cyprus 0.3% 2024 down 22.9% falling
109 Spain 0.3% 2023 down 15.7% falling
110 Cuba 0.3% 2024 down 31.4% falling
111 Belgium 0.3% 2023 up 19.1% flat
112 Hungary 0.3% 2023 up 8.1% rising
113 Moldova 0.3% 2024 down 24.8% falling
114 Lithuania 0.3% 2023 up 14.3% falling
115 Latvia 0.3% 2023 up 16.2% falling
116 Andorra, Principality of 0.3% 2024 volatile
117 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2024 down 50.7% falling
118 Chile 0.2% 2024 up 12.7% falling
119 Guyana 0.1% 2012 down 34.1% falling
120 Bermuda 0.1% 2023 down 48.4% rising

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
120 places, 1,669 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release