Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
121
Highest
56.2%
Burkina Faso
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini
Median
4.5%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,738
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 56.2% in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 5.4%.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 602.4%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 100.0%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 56.2% | 2024 | up 444.9% | volatile |
| 2 | British Virgin Islands | 15.7% | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Belize | 13.8% | 2024 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 4 | India | 13.7% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | Benin | 12.6% | 2022 | up 602.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Cameroon | 12.1% | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 7 | Algeria | 11.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 9.9% | 2023 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 9.9% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 10 | Samoa | 9.1% | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 8.5% | 2024 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 8.5% | 2023 | up 46.0% | flat |
| 13 | United States | 8.3% | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 8.2% | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 8.2% | 2022 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 16 | Kenya | 8.1% | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 8.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 8.0% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 8.0% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 8.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2023 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 7.9% | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 7.8% | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 7.8% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 25 | Lebanon | 7.8% | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.6% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 27 | Rwanda | 7.4% | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 7.4% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 7.3% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Morocco | 7.1% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 7.1% | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 32 | Switzerland | 6.9% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 6.8% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 6.6% | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 35 | Brunei | 6.5% | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 6.4% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 6.4% | 2023 | up 162.0% | rising |
| 38 | Georgia | 6.4% | 2025 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 6.4% | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 6.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 5.9% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 44 | Denmark | 5.8% | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 5.4% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 46 | Malaysia | 5.3% | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 47 | Iran | 5.2% | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 5.2% | 2016 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 49 | Singapore | 5.0% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 50 | Iceland | 5.0% | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 51 | Australia | 4.8% | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia | 4.8% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 53 | South Korea | 4.8% | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 4.7% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 4.7% | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 4.7% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 57 | Israel | 4.6% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 58 | Mauritius | 4.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 59 | Cambodia | 4.5% | 2019 | up 70.9% | falling |
| 60 | Lithuania | 4.5% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 4.5% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 62 | Bermuda | 4.5% | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 4.4% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.4% | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 4.3% | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 4.3% | 2023 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 67 | Sweden | 4.0% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 68 | Ecuador | 3.7% | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | 3.7% | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 70 | Oman | 3.6% | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 71 | Seychelles | 3.6% | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 3.6% | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 73 | Indonesia | 3.6% | 2023 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 74 | Belarus | 3.6% | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 3.5% | 2008 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 3.5% | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Tanzania | 3.5% | 2024 | up 166.5% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt | 3.4% | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 79 | Armenia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 80 | Poland | 3.3% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 81 | Thailand | 3.2% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 3.1% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 3.1% | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 2.9% | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 85 | Palestine | 2.9% | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 86 | Hungary | 2.9% | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% | 2025 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Russia | 2.8% | 2019 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 89 | Latvia | 2.7% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 2.7% | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 91 | Qatar | 2.6% | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Ukraine | 2.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 93 | Mexico | 2.5% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 94 | Mongolia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 2.5% | 2023 | up 144.9% | rising |
| 96 | Bahrain | 2.5% | 2024 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 97 | Albania | 2.4% | 2024 | down 55.0% | rising |
| 98 | Turkey | 2.4% | 2023 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 2.3% | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 100 | Cyprus | 2.3% | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 101 | Honduras | 2.3% | 2024 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Uruguay | 2.0% | 2023 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 103 | Panama | 2.0% | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 104 | Laos | 1.9% | 2019 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Colombia | 1.9% | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 106 | Chile | 1.9% | 2024 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 1.9% | 2023 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 108 | Macao | 1.8% | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Philippines | 1.8% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 110 | Brazil | 1.7% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 111 | Namibia | 1.7% | 2022 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Moldova | 1.6% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 113 | Guyana | 1.6% | 2012 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 114 | Lesotho | 1.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 1.2% | 2024 | up 179.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 1.1% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 117 | Mozambique | 1.0% | 2018 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Vietnam | 0.7% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Burundi | 0.4% | 2025 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Andorra | 0.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release