Table 424.

Percentage of graduate degrees awarded in mathematics and science, by field and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2007

Country	All mathematics and science degrees1										Natural sciences2										Mathematics and computer science3										Engineering
	1990	1996	2000		2005		2006		2007		1990	1996	2000		2005		2006		2007		1990	1996	2000		2005		2006		2007		1990	1996	2000		2005		2006		2007
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	—	—	28.9		25.0		23.8		23.5		—	—	11.2		8.9		8.1		7.8		—	—	5.6		5.0		4.9		5.1		—	—	13.0		11.6		11.2		11.1
Australia	—	14.0	15.2		20.0		21.4		21.0		—	5.4	4.0		3.1		2.7		2.9		—	3.8	4.9		8.7		10.6		10.8		—	4.7	6.3		8.1		8.0		7.3
Austria	37.7	38.8	39.2		38.6		43.0		47.2		12.3	17.5	16.7		15.0		14.4		12.3		4.6	4.7	4.7		6.6		12.0		15.4		20.8	16.6	17.7		16.9		16.6		19.5
Belgium (Flemish)	—	—	19.7		18.7		19.7		18.9		—	—	—		9.3		9.6		8.9		—	—	—		3.3		3.7		4.0		—	—	7.0		6.2		6.4		6.0
Canada	20.0	22.3	22.4		18.8		25.3		27.4		7.8	7.7	7.4		5.0		6.5		10.1		3.4	3.5	4.1		4.0		4.9		4.6		8.8	11.2	10.9		9.8		13.9		12.7
Chile	—	—	—		8.5		8.7		11.2		—	—	—		2.2		3.2		3.4		—	—	—		1.6		1.2		2.6		—	—	—		4.6		4.2		5.2
Czech Republic	(5)	—	21.0		26.1		16.4		17.9		(5)	—	5.3		8.3		4.3		4.0		(5)	—	7.9		5.6		3.3		3.0		(5)	—	7.7		12.3		8.7		10.9
Denmark	22.2	12.3	27.8		23.4		22.2		21.8		5.8	3.1	9.8		7.5		6.9		7.0		4.8	1.5	2.5		9.2		8.0		7.8		11.6	7.8	15.4		6.7		7.2		7.0
Finland	30.6	28.3	28.7		30.5		33.8		34.7		14.7	11.6	11.3		11.6		12.4		14.1		5.4	4.0	2.4		4.1		4.5		4.7		10.5	12.7	14.9		14.8		16.9		15.9
France	—	—	26.4		28.4		26.6		29.6		—	—	13.5		12.5		10.1		11.0		—	—	5.6		7.0		6.5		7.0		—	—	7.3		8.9		10.1		11.6
Germany	33.2	38.6	38.1		30.9		31.3		32.4		23.5	25.5	24.9		14.8		14.0		14.3		2.3	3.5	3.7		4.8		5.7		6.0		7.4	9.5	9.5		11.3		11.7		12.1
Greece	—	—	—		42.8		—		26.9		—	—	—		22.3		—		8.2		—	—	—		5.3		—		8.3		—	—	—		15.2		—		10.4
Hungary	—	—	9.9		6.4		6.1		7.7		—	—	1.7		1.8		1.7		2.5		—	—	0.7		1.7		1.2		2.0		—	—	7.5		2.9		3.2		3.3
Iceland	—	—	35.9		23.0		14.8		10.6		—	—	19.4		9.5		7.0		5.3		—	—	#		3.0		1.9		1.4		—	—	16.5		10.5		5.9		3.9
Ireland	34.5	23.1	28.1		16.8		19.5		17.9		19.5	10.9	6.9		4.1		—		—		5.8	3.0	15.2		6.3		—		—		9.3	9.2	6.0		6.4		6.1		5.1
Italy	—	—	11.7		15.9		18.2		18.6		—	—	0.3		3.5		4.8		4.7		—	—	5.8		3.5		2.0		2.7		—	—	5.7		8.9		11.3		11.3
Japan	—	—	54.4		50.9		49.6		47.6		9.5	10.2	—		—		—		—		—	—	—		—		—		—		45.1	44.4	41.9		38.0		36.9		35.3
Korea, Republic of	—	—	48.4		43.9		41.6		38.7		—	—	8.5		9.5		9.2		8.1		—	—	5.7		2.0		1.8		1.6		—	—	34.3		32.4		30.6		29.0
Mexico	—	—	31.4	6	14.7		14.0		12.9		—	—	18.9	6	3.3		3.2		3.2		—	—	4.1	6	3.2		3.6		2.5		—	—	8.4	6	8.2		7.2		7.1
Netherlands	28.9	18.6	—		21.3		16.8		14.8		17.7	4.4	—		—		—		—		1.5	3.7	—		—		—		—		9.7	10.6	—		11.9		8.9		7.5
New Zealand	22.6	16.7	20.5		16.6		15.0		16.3		13.8	12.7	11.6		7.2		7.7		8.4		4.7	1.1	1.4		5.2		4.0		4.0		4.0	3.0	7.5		4.2		3.3		3.9
Norway	33.4	38.3	22.0		25.8		26.1		22.1		8.0	8.7	14.9		7.8		8.2		6.7		2.1	1.9	4.6		11.9		11.7		10.3		23.3	27.7	2.5		6.1		6.2		5.1
Poland	—	—	—		9.1		10.8		10.6		—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—	—		3.5		4.1		4.3
Portugal	—	—	39.3	6	33.8		35.8		39.4		—	—	11.7	6	12.0		12.9		13.6		—	—	9.4	6	10.0		10.4		9.4		—	—	18.2	6	11.9		12.5		16.4
Slovak Republic	(5)	—	38.1		36.8		34.3		31.7		(5)	—	12.6		10.8		9.2		7.5		(5)	—	4.7		4.2		4.2		2.6		(5)	—	20.9		21.8		21.0		21.6
Spain	26.9	36.0	—		37.5	6	26.1	6	19.3	6	19.7	24.8	23.9	6	23.8	6	17.8	6	12.6	6	1.4	4.1	5.4	6	4.6	6	3.2	6	2.3	6	5.7	7.1	6.8	6	9.1	6	5.1	6	4.5	6
Sweden	48.5	32.3	40.5		23.7		30.3		26.3		19.4	9.2	14.3		8.0		8.5		8.1		9.2	5.9	4.0		2.8		4.1		4.0		19.9	17.1	22.2		12.9		17.7		14.2
Switzerland	30.2	40.1	42.7		32.0		31.0		30.8		22.0	25.8	11.7		11.7		12.9		12.4		1.7	4.1	19.5		3.4		3.2		3.3		6.5	10.1	11.6		16.9		14.9		15.1
Turkey	24.0	—	25.7		21.4		20.1		18.7		7.6	—	7.6		6.7		5.9		5.2		3.3	—	3.0		3.4		3.2		3.2		13.2	—	15.2		11.2		11.0		10.3
United Kingdom	—	—	21.7		20.3		20.1		19.9		—	—	7.4		5.5		5.5		5.6		—	—	5.0		5.7		5.3		5.1		—	—	9.2		9.0		9.3		9.3
United States	14.5	13.8	13.0		13.5		13.1		12.7		4.2	4.0	3.4		3.3		3.4		3.4		3.4	3.2	3.4		3.5		3.3		3.2		6.9	6.7	6.2		6.7		6.4		6.1
Reporting partner    countries
Brazil	—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—	—		—		—		—
Estonia	(5)	—	—		23.9		22.3		27.4		(5)	—	—		10.0		10.3		10.8		(5)	—	—		5.0		5.0		6.0		(5)	—	—		8.9		7.0		10.6
Israel	—	—	18.1		17.9		19.5		18.6		—	—	9.2		8.9		9.6		9.3		—	—	2.8		3.2		3.5		3.6		—	—	6.1		5.9		6.5		5.7
Russian Federation	(5)	—	—		—		—		—		(5)	—	—		—		—		—		(5)	—	—		—		—		—		(5)	—	—		—		—		—
Slovenia	(5)	—	—		24.2		20.4		21.2		(5)	—	—		6.4		5.6		7.1		(5)	—	—		4.2		4.4		4.3		(5)	—	—		13.6		10.5		9.9

—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 Refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting OECD countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally. The average is omitted for years in which less than 75 percent of the countries reported data.

5 Country did not exist in its current form in the given year.

6 Only includes doctor's (Ph.D.) degrees.

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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database. Retrieved June 15, 2010, from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared June 2010.)