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| Table 426. | Percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field of study and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2008 |
| Country | All mathematics and science degrees1 | Natural sciences2 | Mathematics and computer science3 | Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| 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 average4 | — | — | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.9 | — | — | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | — | — | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
| Australia | — | 19.3 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 19.2 | — | 9.9 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | — | 3.8 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5.7 | — | 5.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| Austria | 19.6 | 21.1 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 28.6 | 25.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 13.9 |
| Belgium | — | — | 23.6 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 21.3 | — | — | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 3.8 | — | — | 2.3 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | — | — | 14.9 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
| Canada | 16.4 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Chile | — | — | — | 22.9 | 19.9 | 20.0 | — | — | — | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 17.2 | 16.0 | 15.6 |
| Czech Republic | (5) | — | 29.5 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 29.1 | (5) | — | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | (5) | — | 8.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | (5) | — | 16.9 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 18.9 |
| Denmark | — | — | 10.5 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 21.7 | 17.0 | — | 10.8 | 13.9 | 13.3 |
| Estonia | (5) | — | — | 23.8 | 21.9 | 21.8 | (5) | — | — | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | (5) | — | — | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | (5) | — | — | 11.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| Finland | 33.5 | 37.2 | 32.2 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 23.4 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 15.1 |
| France | — | — | 30.1 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.1 | — | — | 12.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | — | — | 12.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| Germany | 31.3 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.3 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 16.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Greece | — | — | — | 25.9 | 22.1 | 23.8 | — | — | — | 8.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 8.4 | 6.7 | 7.4 | — | — | — | 9.2 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| Hungary | — | — | 12.6 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 15.1 | — | — | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | — | — | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | — | — | 10.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Iceland | — | — | 16.5 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 14.9 | — | — | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | — | — | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | — | — | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
| Ireland | 34.1 | 32.3 | 29.3 | 17.7 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 11.5 | 3.5 | — | — | 6.3 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 4.4 | — | — | 13.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 9.5 |
| Israel | — | — | 19.0 | 26.7 | 21.7 | 21.0 | — | — | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | — | — | 6.8 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | — | — | 9.1 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| Italy | 19.7 | 19.5 | 27.5 | 23.9 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 15.1 |
| Japan | — | — | 22.3 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.0 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| Korea, Republic of | — | — | 36.9 | 37.0 | 35.6 | 35.1 | — | — | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | — | — | 26.3 | 26.3 | 24.5 | 24.5 |
| Mexico | — | — | 23.0 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 26.8 | — | — | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | — | — | 6.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | — | — | 14.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
| Netherlands | 21.1 | — | 16.2 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 7.1 | — | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 12.4 | — | 11.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| New Zealand | 19.5 | — | 17.8 | 19.9 | 17.6 | 20.7 | 8.2 | — | 11.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 5.5 | — | 1.9 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| Norway | 12.9 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Poland | — | — | 16.7 | 17.7 | 21.4 | 19.9 | — | — | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | — | — | 2.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | — | — | 12.0 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 11.1 |
| Portugal | — | 15.0 | 17.5 | 25.6 | 32.7 | 34.2 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | — | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 20.3 | 20.7 |
| Slovak Republic | (5) | — | 21.9 | 24.6 | 21.1 | 19.0 | (5) | — | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | (5) | — | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | (5) | — | 15.3 | 16.5 | 12.7 | 11.7 |
| Slovenia | (5) | — | — | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.9 | (5) | — | — | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | (5) | — | — | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | (5) | — | — | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Spain | 15.0 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
| Sweden | 24.0 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 16.9 |
| Switzerland | 23.0 | 22.3 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
| Turkey | 20.6 | 20.9 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| United Kingdom | — | — | 28.5 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 24.0 | — | — | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | — | — | 5.8 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | — | — | 10.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| United States | 16.9 | — | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 5.1 | — | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Other reporting countries |
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| Brazil | — | — | — | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.1 | — | — | — | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Russian Federation | (5) | — | — | — | — | — | (5) | — | — | — | — | — | (5) | — | — | — | — | — | (5) | — | — | — | — | — |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting OECD countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally. The average includes all current OECD countries for which a given year's data are available, even if they were not members of OECD in that year. However, if data were reported for less than 75 percent of the countries that were members of OECD in a given year, the average for that year is omitted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Country did not exist in its current form in the given year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, first award. This level corresponds to the bachelor's degree in the United States. 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database, retrieved May 10, 2011, from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2011.) |
