Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
123
Highest
37.5%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Median
8.8%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,789
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 37.5% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
The median across all reporting countries is 8.8%, and the mean is 9.6%.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 1,575.8%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 90.2%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 37.5% | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 2 | Bermuda | 35.7% | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 31.4% | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 4 | India | 31.2% | 2023 | up 345.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Andorra | 26.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 19.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 19.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 8 | Algeria | 18.9% | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 9 | Macau, China | 18.5% | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 17.7% | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 11 | Jordan | 17.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 17.2% | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.7% | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 14 | United States of America | 16.6% | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 16.4% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 16 | Lebanon | 16.1% | 2011 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 17 | Tunisia | 15.2% | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 18 | Bahrain | 14.6% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 14.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.2% | 2025 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.7% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 12.6% | 2024 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 23 | Niger | 12.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 12.3% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 12.1% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 12.1% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 12.0% | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 12.0% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 11.7% | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 11.5% | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 11.5% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 11.2% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 11.2% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 11.1% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 11.0% | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 10.9% | 2022 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 37 | Thailand | 10.9% | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 38 | France | 10.8% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 39 | Singapore | 10.8% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 40 | Eswatini | 10.7% | 2013 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 10.7% | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 42 | Portugal | 10.7% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 10.6% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 44 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.6% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 10.4% | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 46 | Türkiye | 10.3% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 10.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 10.0% | 2022 | up 70.5% | flat |
| 49 | Australia | 10.0% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.9% | 2019 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 9.9% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 52 | Belgium | 9.8% | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 53 | Qatar | 9.7% | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 54 | Hungary | 9.6% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 55 | Cambodia | 9.5% | 2019 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 56 | Romania | 9.5% | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 57 | Georgia | 9.5% | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 9.4% | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 59 | Belarus | 9.3% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 60 | Kenya | 9.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 8.9% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 62 | Switzerland | 8.8% | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 63 | Norway | 8.8% | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 64 | Malaysia | 8.6% | 2024 | up 32.6% | flat |
| 65 | Poland | 8.5% | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 66 | Slovakia | 8.4% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 67 | Netherlands | 8.4% | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.3% | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 8.3% | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 70 | Slovenia | 8.2% | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 71 | Canada | 8.2% | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 72 | Austria | 8.2% | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 73 | Latvia | 8.1% | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 74 | Rwanda | 8.1% | 2024 | up 740.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Albania | 8.0% | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 76 | Oman | 7.8% | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 77 | Malta | 7.4% | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 78 | Monaco | 7.3% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.3% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 7.1% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 7.1% | 2014 | up 616.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Ghana | 7.1% | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 83 | Mauritius | 7.0% | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 6.9% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 85 | Belize | 6.8% | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Sweden | 6.8% | 2023 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 87 | Egypt | 6.7% | 2025 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 6.7% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 89 | Iceland | 6.7% | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 90 | Panama | 6.0% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 91 | British Virgin Islands | 5.7% | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Cyprus | 5.6% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 93 | Republic of Moldova | 5.2% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 5.1% | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 95 | El Salvador | 5.1% | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Seychelles | 4.8% | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | 4.5% | 2018 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 4.5% | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 99 | South Africa | 4.2% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 100 | Viet Nam | 4.2% | 2016 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 101 | Mexico | 3.8% | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 102 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.6% | 2024 | up 1,575.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Chile | 3.4% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 104 | Brazil | 3.4% | 2023 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 3.2% | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 106 | Honduras | 3.2% | 2024 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Namibia | 3.1% | 2022 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 109 | Indonesia | 3.1% | 2023 | up 542.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 3.1% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 111 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 2.9% | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Philippines | 2.7% | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 114 | Cuba | 2.6% | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Ecuador | 2.5% | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 116 | Uruguay | 2.3% | 2023 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 117 | Guyana | 1.9% | 2012 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 118 | Eritrea | 1.7% | 2016 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Mozambique | 1.3% | 2018 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2023 | down 90.2% | falling |
| 121 | Samoa | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release