Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
122
Highest
25.8%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini
Median
8.1%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,751
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 25.8% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.1%, and the mean is 8.5%.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 575.2%), 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 | Bangladesh | 25.8% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 2 | Indonesia | 18.2% | 2023 | up 248.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 17.8% | 2023 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Samoa | 17.1% | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 16.7% | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 6 | Nepal | 16.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Iceland | 16.2% | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 16.1% | 2022 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 15.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 15.3% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.1% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 12 | Qatar | 14.9% | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 13 | Tanzania | 14.9% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 14.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 13.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 13.9% | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Cambodia | 13.5% | 2019 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 13.1% | 2024 | up 575.2% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 13.1% | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 13.0% | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 21 | United States | 12.9% | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 12.3% | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 12.0% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 11.9% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 11.9% | 2025 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Macao | 11.9% | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Malta | 11.7% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 11.5% | 2023 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 11.5% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 11.2% | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 11.1% | 2024 | up 149.4% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 11.1% | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 11.0% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 10.8% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 10.8% | 2022 | up 207.2% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 10.7% | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 10.7% | 2024 | up 482.8% | rising |
| 38 | Russia | 10.7% | 2019 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 10.6% | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 40 | New Zealand | 10.4% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 10.3% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 10.1% | 2023 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 10.0% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 9.8% | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 9.7% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 9.7% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 9.6% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 9.5% | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 50 | Albania | 9.5% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 9.3% | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 52 | Romania | 9.3% | 2023 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 53 | Turkey | 8.9% | 2023 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 54 | Armenia | 8.9% | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 55 | Niger | 8.8% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 56 | Latvia | 8.8% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 57 | Kenya | 8.7% | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 58 | Mozambique | 8.6% | 2018 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 8.3% | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 8.3% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 8.1% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 8.1% | 2012 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 63 | India | 8.0% | 2023 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 64 | Croatia | 7.9% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 7.8% | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 7.8% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 7.8% | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 68 | Madagascar | 7.6% | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 7.5% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 70 | Iran | 7.4% | 2021 | up 43.4% | flat |
| 71 | Germany | 7.4% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 72 | France | 7.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 73 | Mexico | 7.3% | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 74 | Uruguay | 7.2% | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 75 | El Salvador | 7.2% | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 76 | Switzerland | 7.2% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 7.1% | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | 7.1% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 79 | Mongolia | 7.0% | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 80 | Finland | 6.8% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritius | 6.6% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 82 | Singapore | 6.6% | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 83 | Moldova | 6.5% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 84 | Ireland | 6.4% | 2022 | down 57.0% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 6.3% | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 86 | Seychelles | 6.2% | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Australia | 6.0% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 89 | South Korea | 5.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 90 | Bermuda | 5.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 5.5% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 92 | Palestine | 5.4% | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 93 | Thailand | 5.4% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 5.3% | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 95 | Chile | 5.2% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 96 | Eritrea | 5.2% | 2016 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 4.9% | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 98 | Cuba | 4.7% | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 4.6% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 100 | Burundi | 4.3% | 2025 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Ghana | 4.1% | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 102 | Vietnam | 3.8% | 2016 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 103 | Brunei | 3.8% | 2023 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 3.7% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 3.5% | 2018 | up 505.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 3.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Jordan | 3.3% | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 108 | Belarus | 3.1% | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 2.9% | 2024 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2008 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 111 | Panama | 2.5% | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 2025 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 113 | British Virgin Islands | 2.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Namibia | 2.4% | 2022 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 1.9% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 116 | Oman | 1.7% | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 1.7% | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 118 | Laos | 1.4% | 2019 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2025 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 120 | Botswana | 0.9% | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Andorra | 0.3% | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release