Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
116
Highest
1.7%
Seychelles
Lowest
0.2%
Burundi
Median
0.9%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,621
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 1.7% in Seychelles; the lowest is 0.2% in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 258.4%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 75.9%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 1.7% | 2024 | up 258.4% | rising |
| 2 | Algeria | 1.7% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 1.6% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | Oman | 1.6% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 5 | Iran | 1.6% | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 1.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 7 | Tunisia | 1.6% | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 8 | Palestine | 1.6% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 1.6% | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 1.5% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 1.5% | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 12 | Qatar | 1.5% | 2024 | up 42.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1.5% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Bahrain | 1.5% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5% | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 16 | Albania | 1.4% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1.4% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 18 | Lebanon | 1.4% | 2011 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 19 | Egypt | 1.4% | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 1.3% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 1.3% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Jordan | 1.3% | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 1.3% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 25 | Morocco | 1.3% | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 1.2% | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 1.2% | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 29 | Singapore | 1.2% | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 30 | Belarus | 1.2% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 1.1% | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 33 | India | 1.1% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 1.1% | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 35 | Croatia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 36 | Brunei | 1.1% | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritius | 1.1% | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 41 | Italy | 1.0% | 2023 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 1.0% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 44 | Turkey | 1.0% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.0% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 49 | Germany | 1.0% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 50 | Laos | 1.0% | 2019 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 51 | Rwanda | 1.0% | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 55 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 1.0% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 57 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 58 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 60 | United States | 0.9% | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 75.9% | falling |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 64 | South Korea | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 65 | New Zealand | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 0.9% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 0.9% | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 68 | Panama | 0.9% | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 70 | Austria | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 71 | Malta | 0.9% | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2022 | up 53.3% | falling |
| 73 | Switzerland | 0.9% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 74 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2018 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 75 | Moldova | 0.8% | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 77 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 79 | Belize | 0.8% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 80 | France | 0.8% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 81 | Australia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 28.7% | flat |
| 83 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 84 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2022 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 0.7% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 87 | Greece | 0.7% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 0.7% | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 89 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 90 | Norway | 0.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 91 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2023 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 92 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 93 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 94 | Spain | 0.7% | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 95 | United Kingdom | 0.7% | 2023 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 96 | Eritrea | 0.7% | 2016 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 97 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 98 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 99 | Cameroon | 0.6% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 100 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 101 | Tanzania | 0.6% | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 102 | Samoa | 0.6% | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2023 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2008 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 105 | Chile | 0.6% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 106 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2023 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 107 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 108 | Cuba | 0.5% | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 0.5% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 110 | Macao | 0.4% | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 0.4% | 2012 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Bermuda | 0.4% | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Eswatini | 0.4% | 2006 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 115 | Niger | 0.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 116 | Burundi | 0.2% | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release