Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 34.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Kingdom, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Kingdom is 34.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Kingdom peaked at 40.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2010.
United Kingdom ranks 58th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 30.9% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 30.2% | 40.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.0% | 34.6% | 3 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Kingdom?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Kingdom was 34.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- United Kingdom ranks 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release