Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
119
Highest
52.2%
Burkina Faso
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini
Median
4.3%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,679
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 52.2% in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.3%, and the mean is 5.3%.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 684.2%), 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 | 52.2% | 2024 | up 684.2% | volatile |
| 2 | British Virgin Islands | 18.0% | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 15.1% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 4 | India | 14.7% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Belize | 12.7% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 6 | Benin | 11.7% | 2022 | up 623.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 11.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 8 | Lebanon | 10.9% | 2011 | up 128.2% | rising |
| 9 | Cameroon | 9.5% | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 10 | Madagascar | 8.9% | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 8.8% | 2023 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 8.6% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 8.2% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 8.2% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 8.1% | 2024 | down 27.2% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 8.1% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 8.1% | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 18 | Tunisia | 8.0% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 7.9% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 20 | Iran | 7.8% | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.7% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 22 | France | 7.7% | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 23 | Samoa | 7.7% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 7.4% | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 25 | Georgia | 7.3% | 2025 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 7.3% | 2022 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 7.2% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 7.1% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 7.1% | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 30 | Czechia | 7.1% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 31 | Brunei | 6.7% | 2023 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 6.7% | 2023 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 6.5% | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 6.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 35 | Switzerland | 6.4% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 6.3% | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 38 | Kenya | 6.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 6.0% | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 5.6% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 5.6% | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 5.6% | 2023 | up 195.8% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 5.5% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 45 | Singapore | 5.4% | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 5.4% | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 5.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 5.3% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3% | 2023 | up 27.1% | flat |
| 50 | Seychelles | 5.3% | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 5.1% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 4.7% | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 4.6% | 2023 | up 172.1% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 4.6% | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 55 | Iceland | 4.6% | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 56 | South Korea | 4.5% | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 57 | Lithuania | 4.4% | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 58 | Australia | 4.4% | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 4.3% | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 4.3% | 2019 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Botswana | 4.3% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 4.2% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 63 | Thailand | 4.1% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 4.1% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 65 | Israel | 4.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 66 | Norway | 4.0% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 4.0% | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Eritrea | 4.0% | 2016 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 3.8% | 2023 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 70 | Belarus | 3.8% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 3.8% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 3.7% | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 73 | Palestine | 3.7% | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 74 | Sweden | 3.6% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 3.6% | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 3.5% | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 77 | Malta | 3.4% | 2023 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 78 | Poland | 3.4% | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 80 | Belgium | 3.2% | 2023 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 81 | Qatar | 3.1% | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 3.1% | 2024 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.0% | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 3.0% | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 85 | Niger | 2.9% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 86 | Ghana | 2.9% | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 87 | Albania | 2.8% | 2024 | down 53.7% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2023 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Latvia | 2.7% | 2023 | up 25.8% | flat |
| 90 | Tanzania | 2.7% | 2024 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 2.5% | 2023 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 92 | Ukraine | 2.4% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 93 | Hungary | 2.4% | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 94 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 95 | Bermuda | 2.4% | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkey | 2.4% | 2023 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 97 | Cyprus | 2.3% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 98 | Honduras | 2.2% | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | 2.2% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 2.2% | 2008 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | 2.0% | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 102 | Philippines | 1.9% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 103 | Panama | 1.9% | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Laos | 1.9% | 2019 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 1.6% | 2022 | down 72.4% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 1.5% | 2023 | up 58.4% | falling |
| 108 | Moldova | 1.5% | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 109 | Brazil | 1.5% | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 110 | Chile | 1.4% | 2024 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 111 | Guyana | 1.2% | 2012 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 112 | Macao | 1.2% | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 1.1% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 114 | Cuba | 0.9% | 2024 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Vietnam | 0.6% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release