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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
123 places, 1,738 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release