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| Table B.3.24. | OECD: Percentage distribution of tertiary-type A (academic higher education) and advanced research programs graduates, by field of education and country: 2009 |
| Country | Humanities, arts and education | Education | Humanities and arts | Health and welfare | Social sciences, business and law | Services | Engineering, manufacturing and construction | Science | Life sciences | Physical sciences | Mathematics and statistics | Computing | Agriculture | Not known or unspecified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD average | 24.3 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 35.2 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| OECD countries | |||||||||||||||
| Australia1 | 21.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 14.8 | 42.2 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| Austria | 22.8 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 37.6 | 2.3 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | |
| Belgium | 21.7 | 5.3 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 37.7 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 | |
| Canada1 | 23.6 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 37.0 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | |
| Chile | 31.7 | 26.9 | 4.8 | 15.3 | 31.9 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | # | |
| Czech Republic | 22.6 | 15.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 34.2 | 4.3 | 15.1 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | |
| Denmark | 24.3 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 27.9 | 26.1 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | # | |
| Estonia | 26.9 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 4.7 | 35.6 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | # | |
| Finland | 20.5 | 6.4 | 14.1 | 19.8 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 20.6 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | # | |
| France | 16.1 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 42.2 | 3.4 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | # | |
| Germany | 30.8 | 9.2 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 27.8 | 2.1 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | |
| Greece | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hungary | 26.8 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 38.6 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | # | |
| Iceland | 30.4 | 20.0 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 40.6 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | # | |
| Ireland | 29.3 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 31.7 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | |
| Israel | 22.1 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 42.8 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 4.8 | |
| Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Japan | 23.1 | 5.8 | 17.2 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 2.4 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3.3 | 5.7 |
| Korea | 28.9 | 10.1 | 18.8 | 9.5 | 23.6 | 4.1 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | # | |
| Luxembourg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mexico | 18.8 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 43.0 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | |
| Netherlands | 22.6 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 18.8 | 37.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
| New Zealand | 25.2 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 36.2 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| Norway | 26.0 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 24.5 | 28.3 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
| Poland | 23.5 | 15.3 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 44.1 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | # | |
| Portugal | 14.5 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 20.5 | 29.6 | 6.5 | 19.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | # | |
| Slovak Republic | 22.5 | 16.4 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 31.9 | 5.4 | 13.1 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | # | |
| Slovenia | 21.7 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 50.3 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | # | |
| Spain | 23.6 | 14.7 | 8.9 | 16.1 | 27.4 | 5.0 | 14.7 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
| Sweden | 23.1 | 17.2 | 5.9 | 27.8 | 23.5 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | # | |
| Switzerland | 24.0 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 36.5 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| Turkey | 30.2 | 23.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 41.0 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | # | |
| United Kingdom | 26.5 | 9.2 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 33.8 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| United States | 27.3 | 12.0 | 15.3 | 11.2 | 40.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | # | |
| Non-OECD member countries | |||||||||||||||
| Argentina1 | 12.6 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 18.8 | 48.8 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | # | |
| Brazil | 30.0 | 27.2 | 2.8 | 15.9 | 35.1 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 5.7 | |
| China | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| India | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Indonesia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Russian Federation | 13.6 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 50.8 | 4.5 | 17.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| South Africa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — Not available. | |||||||||||||||
| # Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Year of reference 2008. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Science includes data for life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and statistics, and computing. | |||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Humanities, arts and education includes the total percentage of data in the columns for education and humanities and arts. Science includes the total percentage of data in the columns for life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and statistics, and computing. The following columns logically add to 100 percent: humanities; arts and education; health and welfare; social sciences, business and law; services; engineering, manufacturing and construction; science; agriculture; not known or unspecified. The indicated columns may not sum to 100 percent, due to rounding. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. |
