Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
122
Highest
41.3%
Cuba
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini
Median
15.3%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,793
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 41.3% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.3%, and the mean is 16.2%.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 1,763.2%), 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 | 41.3% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 40.3% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 32.7% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 31.8% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 31.6% | 2023 | up 311.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 29.6% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 28.8% | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 28.8% | 2024 | up 1,763.2% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 28.7% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 27.6% | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 26.8% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 26.7% | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 13 | United States of America | 26.4% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 26.3% | 2023 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 25.4% | 2025 | up 379.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Latvia | 25.2% | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 25.1% | 2024 | up 332.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 25.0% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 24.8% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 24.7% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.7% | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 24.2% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 23 | Niger | 24.2% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 24.1% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 24.1% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.1% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 27 | Albania | 24.0% | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 28 | Mongolia | 23.9% | 2024 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 23.6% | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 23.1% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 22.9% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 22.9% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 22.7% | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.6% | 2025 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Canada | 22.2% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 22.0% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 37 | Slovakia | 22.0% | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 38 | Palestine, State of | 21.6% | 2023 | up 161.5% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 21.1% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 20.9% | 2025 | up 318.3% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 20.5% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 42 | Burundi | 19.8% | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 19.8% | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 19.7% | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 45 | Madagascar | 19.5% | 2023 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 104.7% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | 18.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 18.7% | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 18.2% | 2024 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 50 | France | 18.2% | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 17.9% | 2023 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 52 | Egypt | 17.6% | 2025 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 53 | Eritrea | 17.5% | 2016 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Ecuador | 17.3% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bermuda | 16.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Namibia | 16.6% | 2022 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 16.5% | 2018 | up 215.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Armenia | 15.8% | 2024 | up 34.9% | flat |
| 59 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 60 | Guyana | 15.4% | 2012 | up 298.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Serbia | 15.3% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 15.3% | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 63 | Singapore | 15.2% | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 14.8% | 2023 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 14.6% | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 14.5% | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 67 | Lebanon | 14.3% | 2011 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 14.3% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 69 | Greece | 14.2% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 14.1% | 2024 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 71 | Ukraine | 13.9% | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 13.9% | 2023 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 13.5% | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 74 | Belarus | 13.4% | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 75 | Bahrain | 13.3% | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 76 | Israel | 13.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 77 | Samoa | 12.7% | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Lesotho | 12.6% | 2018 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 12.2% | 2014 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 11.8% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 81 | Germany | 11.7% | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 11.4% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 83 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.3% | 2021 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.3% | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 11.1% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 10.8% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 87 | Cameroon | 10.6% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 10.5% | 2024 | up 42.2% | falling |
| 89 | Qatar | 10.3% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 10.3% | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 91 | Andorra | 10.2% | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 92 | Hungary | 10.1% | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 93 | Monaco | 9.8% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 94 | Cyprus | 9.7% | 2024 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 95 | Morocco | 9.2% | 2024 | up 80.9% | falling |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 8.9% | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 97 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.6% | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 98 | Mauritius | 8.5% | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 99 | Malaysia | 8.4% | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 100 | Colombia | 7.8% | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 7.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 102 | Thailand | 7.7% | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 7.7% | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 104 | Rwanda | 7.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 105 | Macau, China | 7.4% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 106 | Kenya | 7.4% | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 107 | India | 6.9% | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 108 | Oman | 6.6% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 109 | Viet Nam | 6.6% | 2016 | up 284.2% | rising |
| 110 | South Africa | 6.2% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 111 | Benin | 5.8% | 2022 | up 331.9% | rising |
| 112 | Seychelles | 5.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Belize | 5.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 114 | Cambodia | 5.0% | 2019 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.7% | 2019 | up 259.6% | falling |
| 116 | Algeria | 3.6% | 2024 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2020 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 1.4% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release