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| Table 410. | Percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded in science, by field and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2003 |
| Country | All science degrees1 | Natural sciences2 | Mathematics and computer science3 | Engineering | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Australia | — | — | 19.3 | 21.1 | 23.7 | — | — | 9.9 | 7.6 | 5.5 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.1 | 10.2 | — | — | 5.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Austria | 16.8 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 17.8 |
| Belgium4 | — | — | — | — | 24.6 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| Canada | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 20.0 | — | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | — | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | — | 7.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | — |
| Czech Republic | — | — | — | 29.5 | 30.2 | — | — | — | 4.2 | 4.7 | — | — | — | 8.4 | 4.2 | — | — | — | 16.9 | 21.4 |
| Denmark | — | — | — | 10.5 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 3.1 | 1.1 | 16.2 | 21.7 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Finland | 39.3 | 33.5 | 37.2 | 32.2 | 28.8 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 25.3 | 23.4 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 21.8 |
| France | — | — | — | 30.1 | 27.1 | — | — | — | 12.2 | 9.0 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 4.7 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 13.4 |
| Germany5 | 23.8 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 30.1 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 16.5 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 18.3 |
| Hungary | — | — | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | 10.4 | — |
| Iceland | — | — | — | 16.5 | 17.3 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 4.7 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 6.6 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Ireland | 28.8 | 34.1 | 32.3 | 29.3 | 27.0 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 8.9 |
| Italy | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 27.5 | 25.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 18.4 | 17.6 |
| Japan | 22.7 | 23.5 | 22.8 | — | — | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.3 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.2 |
| Korea, Republic of | — | — | — | 36.9 | 37.8 | — | — | — | 6.3 | 6.6 | — | — | — | 4.3 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 26.3 | 27.3 |
| Mexico | — | — | — | 23.0 | 28.1 | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 6.7 | 8.9 | — | — | — | 14.1 | 16.8 |
| Netherlands | 21.8 | 21.1 | — | 16.2 | — | 8.5 | 7.1 | — | 3.2 | — | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | — | 12.1 | 12.4 | — | 11.1 | — |
| New Zealand | 20.5 | 19.5 | — | 17.8 | 20.4 | 11.7 | 8.2 | — | 11.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1.9 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Norway | — | 12.9 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.5 | — | 10.2 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 9.7 |
| Poland | — | — | — | 16.7 | 17.0 | — | — | — | 2.7 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 12.0 | 11.4 |
| 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 |
| Spain | 13.9 | 15.0 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
| Sweden | 15.4 | 24.0 | 26.4 | 27.7 | — | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | — | 1.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | — | 11.3 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 20.3 | — |
| Switzerland | 20.2 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 14.7 |
| Turkey | 23.0 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 24.1 | 21.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 17.8 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| United Kingdom | — | — | — | 28.5 | 31.2 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 13.0 | — | — | — | 5.8 | 8.5 | — | — | — | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| United States | 21.7 | 16.9 | — | 17.1 | 17.6 | 6.3 | 5.1 | — | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| —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 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. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education Online Database. Retrieved October 31, 2005, from http://stats.oecd.org/WBOS/Default.aspx. (This table was prepared November 2005.) |
