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
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; 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 (up 299.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 53.9%).
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 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 | 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 | 0.6% | 2008 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei | 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 | 0.6% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 22 | Iran | 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 | 0.5% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 29 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 30 | Tanzania | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0.4% | 2018 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 57 | Canada | 0.4% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 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 | Turkey | 0.4% | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 64 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 65 | Eswatini | 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 | Laos | 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 | South 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Slovakia | 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 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 102 | Aruba | 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 | 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 | 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release