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| Table 402. | Percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2004 |
| Country | All mathematics and science degrees1 | Natural sciences2 | Mathematics and computer science3 | Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| 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 |
| Australia | — | — | 19.3 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 24.6 | — | — | 9.9 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | — | — | 5.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Austria | 16.8 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 15.6 |
| Belgium4 | — | — | — | 23.6 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 4.6 | — | — | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 1.7 | — | — | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.1 |
| Canada | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 20.0 | — | 20.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | — | 7.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | — | 5.3 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | — | 7.8 |
| Czech Republic | (5) | (5) | — | 29.5 | 30.2 | 29.5 | (5) | (5) | — | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | (5) | (5) | — | 8.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | (5) | (5) | — | 16.9 | 21.4 | 20.7 |
| Denmark | — | — | — | — | 11.4 | 16.4 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | — | 3.2 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3.4 | 16.2 | 21.7 | 17.0 | — | 7.0 | 10.3 |
| Finland | 39.3 | 33.5 | 37.2 | 32.2 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 25.3 | 23.4 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 21.7 | 21.3 |
| France | — | — | — | 30.1 | 27.1 | 27.1 | — | — | — | 12.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Germany6 | 23.8 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 17.3 |
| Greece | — | — | — | — | — | 22.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6 |
| Hungary | — | — | — | 12.6 | 11.3 | 11.9 | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 10.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Iceland | — | — | — | 16.5 | 17.3 | 17.1 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Ireland | 28.8 | 34.1 | 32.3 | 29.3 | 26.9 | 26.0 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 9.8 |
| Italy | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 27.5 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
| Japan | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.3 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 17.5 |
| Korea, Republic of | — | — | — | 36.9 | 37.8 | 37.6 | — | — | — | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 26.3 | 27.3 | 26.4 |
| Mexico | — | — | — | 23.0 | 28.1 | 26.9 | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 6.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | — | — | — | 14.1 | 16.8 | 15.5 |
| Netherlands | 21.8 | 21.1 | — | 16.2 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 7.1 | — | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 12.1 | 12.4 | — | 11.1 | 10.0 | 8.2 |
| New Zealand | 20.5 | 19.5 | — | 17.8 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 11.7 | 8.2 | — | 11.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Norway | — | 12.9 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | — | 10.2 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
| Poland | — | — | — | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.4 | — | — | — | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.5 |
| Portugal | — | — | 15.0 | 17.5 | 18.2 | — | 6.5 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | — | — | 10.5 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 | — |
| Slovak Republic | (5) | (5) | — | 21.9 | 23.5 | 23.8 | (5) | (5) | — | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | (5) | (5) | — | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | (5) | (5) | — | 15.3 | 15.8 | 15.4 |
| Spain | 13.9 | 15.0 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
| Sweden | 15.4 | 24.0 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 29.6 | 81.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 23.2 |
| Switzerland | 20.2 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 24.5 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 12.8 |
| Turkey | 23.0 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 24.1 | 21.7 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 17.8 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 9.0 |
| United Kingdom | — | — | — | 28.5 | 31.2 | 27.2 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 13.0 | 9.4 | — | — | — | 5.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | — | — | — | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| United States | 21.7 | 16.9 | — | 17.1 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | — | 6.6 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
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— 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 Data for Flemish Belgium only. 5 Country did not exist in its current form in the given year. 6 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, first award. This level corresponds to the bachelor's degree in the United States. Luxembourg does not have any postsecondary institutions and therefore is not shown. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education Online Database. Retrieved August 28, 2007, from http://stats.oecd.org/WBOS/Default.aspx. (This table was prepared August 2007.) |
