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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
123 places, 1,789 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release