Table 43-1. Number of academic postsecondary degrees conferred, and percentage distribution of degrees conferred by field of study and country: 2004
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Sciences, mathematics, computer science,
and engineering
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| Country |
Total
number of
degrees
conferred |
Edu-
cation |
Arts and
human-
ities |
Health |
Total |
Physical
and
biological
sciences |
Mathe-
matics |
Computer
science |
Engi-
neering |
Business,
social
sciences,
law, and
other1 |
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| OECD country mean2 |
6,230,006 |
13.5 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
23.1 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
12.2 |
40.0 |
| OECD weighted mean3 |
6,230,006 |
12.0 |
13.4 |
8.6 |
21.1 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
11.5 |
44.9 |
| Australia |
209,115 |
11.7 |
11.1 |
13.2 |
21.8 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
7.0 |
42.2 |
| Austria |
23,071 |
9.8 |
10.6 |
8.5 |
26.8 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
15.6 |
44.3 |
| Belgium |
38,304 |
7.8 |
14.1 |
12.9 |
23.0 |
7.9 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
11.5 |
42.1 |
| Canada |
177,433 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
9.6 |
19.4 |
6.8 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
43.2 |
| Czech Republic |
46,097 |
23.7 |
8.4 |
6.3 |
24.5 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
16.6 |
37.1 |
| Denmark |
39,236 |
9.7 |
15.4 |
28.6 |
18.3 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
9.6 |
27.9 |
| Finland |
38,819 |
7.4 |
12.5 |
19.2 |
29.9 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
20.8 |
30.9 |
| France |
412,346 |
9.3 |
16.9 |
2.7 |
28.6 |
10.6 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
12.4 |
42.6 |
| Germany |
219,746 |
7.6 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
30.8 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
16.5 |
32.9 |
| Greece |
35,779 |
17.7 |
17.1 |
1.7 |
27.6 |
13.6 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
35.8 |
| Hungary |
72,652 |
23.9 |
9.9 |
7.3 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
49.3 |
| Iceland |
2,600 |
24.5 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
16.9 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
36.7 |
| Ireland |
37,069 |
9.2 |
13.9 |
12.4 |
23.4 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
7.0 |
8.7 |
41.1 |
| Italy |
321,284 |
8.5 |
12.2 |
15.5 |
22.9 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
15.5 |
40.9 |
| Japan |
646,983 |
5.6 |
17.8 |
6.3 |
25.0 |
4.8 |
(4) |
(4) |
20.2 |
45.3 |
| Korea |
303,559 |
5.3 |
20.5 |
8.2 |
38.6 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
27.1 |
27.4 |
| Luxembourg |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Mexico |
324,013 |
16.1 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
25.4 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
14.6 |
46.3 |
| Netherlands |
96,890 |
17.4 |
6.9 |
18.9 |
16.1 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
40.7 |
| New Zealand |
38,730 |
12.5 |
15.9 |
14.1 |
18.6 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
4.9 |
39.0 |
| Norway |
30,476 |
19.1 |
6.5 |
25.9 |
16.2 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
5.7 |
8.3 |
32.3 |
| Poland |
479,458 |
12.3 |
6.4 |
2.3 |
12.1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
66.8 |
| Portugal |
4,649 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
5.5 |
34.7 |
12.9 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
12.5 |
35.3 |
| Slovak Republic |
32,537 |
16.8 |
5.4 |
10.3 |
26.0 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
15.9 |
41.4 |
| Spain |
210,603 |
13.6 |
9.9 |
13.0 |
24.9 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
14.9 |
38.6 |
| Sweden |
54,504 |
16.7 |
5.4 |
25.8 |
28.6 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
20.3 |
23.5 |
| Switzerland |
28,549 |
8.3 |
12.5 |
10.0 |
25.1 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
13.0 |
44.1 |
| Turkey |
215,603 |
25.1 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
17.3 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
9.3 |
43.1 |
| United Kingdom |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| United States |
2,089,901 |
13.2 |
15.5 |
7.6 |
16.0 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
47.7 |
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—Not available.
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1Includes journalism, agriculture, and services.
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2Each country contributes equally to the OECD mean.
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3Each country contributes to the OECD mean in proportion to the number of degrees awarded by that country.
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4Included under science.
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NOTE: Includes academic degrees conferred at International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), levels 5A and 6. Data include all degrees awarded by institutions located in the country, even when the degree awards were made to foreign students. These levels correspond to bachelor’s, master’s, first-professional, and doctoral degrees in the United States. See supplemental note 6 for more information about the International Standard Classification of Education. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Center for Educational Research and Innovation. Retrieved December 23, 2006, from http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx.
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