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| Table 417. | Percentage of graduate degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2005 |
| Country | All mathematics and science degrees1 | Natural sciences2 | Mathematics and computer science3 | Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | 1990 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 1985 | 1990 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 1985 | 1990 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 1985 | 1990 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| OECD countries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | — | — | 14.0 | 15.2 | 17.9 | 20.0 | — | — | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | — | — | 3.8 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 8.7 | — | — | 4.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 8.1 |
| Austria | 43.3 | 37.7 | 38.8 | 39.2 | 34.0 | 38.6 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 16.9 |
| Belgium (Flemish) | — | — | — | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.7 | — | — | — | 12.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | 4.8 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| Canada | 19.7 | 20.0 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Czech Republic | (4) | (4) | — | 21.0 | 11.8 | 26.1 | (4) | (4) | — | 5.3 | 3.2 | 8.3 | (4) | (4) | — | 7.9 | 2.6 | 5.6 | (4) | (4) | — | 7.7 | 6.0 | 12.3 |
| Denmark | 16.0 | 22.2 | 12.3 | 27.8 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
| Finland | 47.6 | 30.6 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 24.0 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| France | — | — | — | 26.4 | 34.4 | 28.4 | — | — | — | 13.5 | 17.1 | 12.5 | — | — | — | 5.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | — | — | — | 7.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Germany5 | 27.7 | 33.2 | 38.6 | 38.1 | 35.1 | 30.9 | 18.7 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 22.1 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 11.3 |
| Greece | — | — | — | — | 49.3 | 42.8 | — | — | — | — | 24.8 | 22.3 | — | — | — | — | 11.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 13.1 | 15.2 |
| Hungary | — | — | — | 9.9 | 5.6 | 6.4 | — | — | — | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Iceland | — | — | — | 35.9 | 15.9 | 23.0 | — | — | — | 19.4 | 8.8 | 9.5 | — | — | — | # | 3.4 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 16.5 | 3.7 | 10.5 |
| Ireland | 31.4 | 34.5 | 23.1 | 28.1 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Italy | — | — | — | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.9 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 5.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 5.7 | 6.8 | 8.9 |
| Japan | 50.1 | 54.6 | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.5 | 45.1 | 44.4 | 41.9 | 38.0 | 38.0 |
| Korea, Republic of | — | — | — | 48.4 | 45.4 | 43.9 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.5 | — | — | — | 5.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 34.3 | 32.4 | 32.4 |
| Mexico | — | — | — | 31.4 | 16.1 | 14.7 | — | — | — | 18.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| Netherlands | — | 28.9 | 18.6 | — | 22.5 | 18.2 | 20.6 | 17.7 | 4.4 | — | 6.7 | 4.1 | — | 1.5 | 3.7 | — | 1.3 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 11.9 |
| New Zealand | 45.1 | 22.6 | 16.7 | 20.5 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 24.6 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 15.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Norway | 40.1 | 33.4 | 38.3 | 22.0 | 16.5 | 25.8 | 17.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 18.7 | 23.3 | 27.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 6.1 |
| Poland | — | — | — | 3.3 | 4.9 | 8.7 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Portugal | — | — | — | 39.3 | 40.7 | 33.8 | — | — | — | 11.7 | 15.2 | 12.0 | — | — | — | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.0 | — | — | — | 18.2 | 14.6 | 11.9 |
| Slovak Republic | (4) | (4) | — | 38.1 | 34.5 | 36.8 | (4) | (4) | — | 12.6 | 12.1 | 10.8 | (4) | (4) | — | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | (4) | (4) | — | 20.9 | 18.0 | 21.8 |
| Spain | 35.6 | 26.9 | 36.0 | 36.1 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 28.6 | 19.7 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 22.7 | 23.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Sweden | 48.0 | 48.5 | 32.3 | 40.5 | 32.5 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 9.2 | 14.3 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 17.1 | 22.2 | 17.7 | 12.9 |
| Switzerland | 30.7 | 30.2 | 40.1 | 42.7 | 26.6 | 32.0 | 20.3 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 19.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 16.9 |
| Turkey | 35.8 | 24.0 | — | 25.7 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | — | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | — | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 26.3 | 13.2 | — | 15.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
| United Kingdom | — | — | — | 21.7 | 19.8 | 20.3 | — | — | — | 7.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.0 |
| United States | 13.5 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Reporting partner economies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chile | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6 |
| Estonia | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 23.9 | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 10.0 | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 5.0 | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 8.9 |
| Israel | — | — | — | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.9 | — | — | — | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | — | — | — | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Russian Federation | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | — | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | — | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | — | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | — |
| Slovenia | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 24.2 | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 6.4 | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 4.2 | (4) | (4) | — | — | — | 13.6 |
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— Not available. # Rounds to zero. 1 Includes life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics/statistics, computer science, and engineering. 2 Includes life sciences and physical sciences. 3 Includes mathematics/statistics and computer science. 4 Country did not exist in its current form in the given year . 5 Data for 1985 are for the former West Germany. NOTE: Data in this table refer to degrees classified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) level 5A, second award, and as ISCED 6. ISCED 5A, second award, corresponds to master's and first-professional degrees in the United States, and ISCED 6 corresponds to doctor's degrees. Data for Luxembourg are not shown because tertiary students study for only 1 year in Luxembourg. Some data have been revised from previously published figures . SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education Online Database. Retrieved July 14, 2008, from http://stats.oecd.org/WBOS/Default.aspx. (This table was prepared July 2008.) |
