Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
123
Highest
40.6%
Cuba
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini
Median
12.3%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,846
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 40.6% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.3%, and the mean is 12.9%.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 402.4%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 40.6% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 31.9% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 26.1% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 25.9% | 2024 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.6% | 2025 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Malta | 23.2% | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 23.1% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 22.4% | 2023 | up 291.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 21.4% | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 10 | Lithuania | 21.4% | 2023 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 20.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 20.6% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 20.4% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 14 | Georgia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 150.9% | rising |
| 15 | Palestine, State of | 20.1% | 2023 | up 131.5% | rising |
| 16 | Albania | 20.1% | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 19.9% | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 18 | United States of America | 19.8% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 19.8% | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.7% | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 19.6% | 2023 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 22 | Brazil | 19.3% | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 19.2% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 24 | New Zealand | 19.1% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 18.9% | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 18.7% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 18.6% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 18.0% | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 30 | Niger | 17.9% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 17.8% | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 32 | Ghana | 17.6% | 2024 | up 331.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 17.6% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 17.4% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 35 | Eritrea | 17.4% | 2016 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 17.1% | 2025 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 37 | Switzerland | 17.1% | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 17.0% | 2025 | up 242.3% | volatile |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.9% | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 16.9% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Republic of Korea | 16.9% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 16.2% | 2023 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 43 | Burundi | 15.9% | 2025 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 15.6% | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 15.5% | 2025 | up 402.4% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 15.3% | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 47 | Canada | 15.3% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 48 | Madagascar | 14.9% | 2023 | up 237.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Croatia | 14.8% | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 50 | Botswana | 14.4% | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Namibia | 14.4% | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 52 | France | 14.0% | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia | 14.0% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 54 | Slovenia | 13.8% | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 55 | Armenia | 13.7% | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 56 | Guyana | 13.7% | 2012 | up 184.0% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 13.6% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 13.4% | 2023 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 59 | Lebanon | 13.0% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 12.6% | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 61 | Mexico | 12.4% | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 12.3% | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 12.3% | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 12.2% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 12.0% | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 11.9% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 67 | Samoa | 11.6% | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Singapore | 11.3% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 69 | Austria | 11.0% | 2024 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 11.0% | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 71 | Mozambique | 10.9% | 2018 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Indonesia | 10.7% | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 73 | Bahrain | 10.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 74 | Tunisia | 10.5% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 75 | Lesotho | 10.3% | 2018 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Israel | 10.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 9.8% | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.4% | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 9.4% | 2014 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 80 | Ukraine | 9.3% | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 81 | Cyprus | 9.2% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 82 | Belarus | 8.9% | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 8.8% | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 8.5% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5% | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritius | 8.5% | 2023 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 87 | Qatar | 8.4% | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 88 | Germany | 8.3% | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.3% | 2021 | up 69.8% | falling |
| 90 | Hungary | 8.2% | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 91 | Russian Federation | 8.1% | 2019 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 8.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 93 | Bermuda | 7.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 7.6% | 2024 | up 328.5% | volatile |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 7.4% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 7.2% | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 97 | Morocco | 7.2% | 2024 | up 112.4% | flat |
| 98 | Andorra | 6.9% | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 99 | Rwanda | 6.8% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 100 | Monaco | 6.7% | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 101 | Kenya | 6.7% | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 102 | Oman | 6.6% | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 104 | Colombia | 6.4% | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 105 | Malaysia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 106 | Macau, China | 6.2% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 107 | Viet Nam | 6.0% | 2016 | up 119.9% | rising |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 5.9% | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 109 | India | 5.9% | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 110 | Thailand | 5.8% | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 111 | South Africa | 5.5% | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 112 | Belize | 4.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 113 | Benin | 4.2% | 2022 | up 177.1% | falling |
| 114 | Cambodia | 4.2% | 2019 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.8% | 2019 | up 264.2% | falling |
| 116 | Seychelles | 3.6% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Algeria | 2.9% | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 2.3% | 2020 | up 367.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 2.0% | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 0.9% | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release