Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
124
Highest
31.6%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Liechtenstein
Median
7.7%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,844
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 31.6% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.7%, and the mean is 8.4%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 1,820.4%), and the largest decrease in Samoa (down 79.7%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 31.6% | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 2 | India | 29.1% | 2023 | up 347.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Bermuda | 25.8% | 2023 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 24.7% | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.7% | 2025 | up 250.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Jordan | 16.5% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 16.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 8 | United States of America | 16.1% | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Macau, China | 15.8% | 2024 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 10 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.2% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 15.1% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 14.6% | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 13 | Andorra | 14.1% | 2024 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Algeria | 14.0% | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 15 | Armenia | 13.5% | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 13.4% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lebanon | 12.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 18 | Tunisia | 12.9% | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 12.9% | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 20 | Benin | 12.8% | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.2% | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 22 | Morocco | 11.7% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 23 | New Zealand | 11.7% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 11.0% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 25 | Bahrain | 10.9% | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 26 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10.5% | 2023 | up 415.8% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 10.5% | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 28 | Rwanda | 10.2% | 2024 | up 465.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 10.2% | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 30 | Palestine, State of | 10.2% | 2023 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 31 | Madagascar | 10.1% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 10.1% | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 10.1% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 9.9% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 9.8% | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 9.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Türkiye | 9.7% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 9.6% | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.5% | 2019 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 9.5% | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 9.3% | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 9.3% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 43 | Finland | 9.3% | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 9.2% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 45 | Germany | 9.2% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 46 | France | 9.2% | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 8.9% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 48 | Australia | 8.9% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 49 | Niger | 8.7% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 50 | Romania | 8.7% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 51 | Hungary | 8.5% | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 52 | Singapore | 8.5% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 8.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 8.5% | 2019 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 55 | Norway | 8.4% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 8.0% | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 57 | Qatar | 8.0% | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 58 | Mongolia | 7.8% | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 59 | Kenya | 7.7% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 7.7% | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 61 | Netherlands | 7.7% | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 62 | Eswatini | 7.7% | 2013 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 63 | Poland | 7.7% | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 64 | Slovakia | 7.6% | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 7.5% | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.5% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 67 | Iceland | 7.5% | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 68 | Canada | 7.5% | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 7.4% | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 70 | Switzerland | 7.3% | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 71 | Slovenia | 7.3% | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 72 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.3% | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 73 | Ukraine | 7.2% | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 74 | Georgia | 7.1% | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 75 | Latvia | 7.1% | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 76 | Albania | 6.8% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 77 | Austria | 6.8% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 78 | Ghana | 6.7% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 79 | Belize | 6.7% | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 6.7% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 6.6% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 6.5% | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | Israel | 6.5% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 6.3% | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 85 | Panama | 6.2% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 86 | Oman | 6.1% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 5.8% | 2014 | up 230.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Monaco | 5.7% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 90 | El Salvador | 5.2% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 91 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 92 | Egypt | 4.9% | 2025 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 4.7% | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 94 | Lesotho | 4.7% | 2018 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 4.5% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 4.5% | 2019 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 97 | British Virgin Islands | 4.4% | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Burundi | 4.2% | 2025 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 4.2% | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 100 | South Africa | 4.1% | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 4.1% | 2025 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 102 | Viet Nam | 4.0% | 2016 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 103 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.8% | 2024 | up 1,820.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Mexico | 3.6% | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 105 | Brazil | 3.5% | 2023 | up 43.6% | flat |
| 106 | Chile | 3.4% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 107 | Seychelles | 3.4% | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | 3.1% | 2024 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 110 | Indonesia | 3.1% | 2023 | up 534.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Colombia | 3.1% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 2.9% | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 2.9% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 2.8% | 2022 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 115 | Philippines | 2.7% | 2024 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 2.7% | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 118 | Eritrea | 2.5% | 2016 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 2.2% | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 120 | Uruguay | 2.2% | 2023 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 1.6% | 2012 | down 72.3% | falling |
| 122 | Mozambique | 1.2% | 2018 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release