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| Table 423. | Percentage of bachelor's 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 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 1990 | 1995 | 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 | — | — | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 22.4 | — | — | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | — | — | 13.8 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| Australia | — | 19.3 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 20.3 | — | 9.9 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | — | 3.8 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.6 | — | 5.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Austria | 19.6 | 21.1 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 29.2 | 28.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 15.2 |
| Belgium (Flemish) | — | — | 23.6 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.2 | — | — | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | — | — | 2.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | — | — | 14.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 15.1 |
| Canada | 16.4 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 17.0 | 21.1 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
| Chile | — | — | — | 22.9 | 24.0 | 19.9 | — | — | — | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 17.2 | 17.7 | 16.0 |
| Czech Republic | (5) | — | 29.5 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 27.5 | (5) | — | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | (5) | — | 8.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | (5) | — | 16.9 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 19.2 |
| Denmark | — | — | 10.5 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 19.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 21.7 | 17.0 | — | 10.8 | 11.2 | 13.9 |
| Finland | 33.5 | 37.2 | 32.2 | 30.0 | 29.1 | 28.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 23.4 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.2 |
| France | — | — | 30.1 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.3 | — | — | 12.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | — | — | 12.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| Germany | 31.3 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.3 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 16.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
| Greece | — | — | — | 25.9 | — | 22.1 | — | — | — | 8.3 | — | 4.8 | — | — | — | 8.4 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | 9.2 | — | 10.6 |
| Hungary | — | — | 12.6 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 15.3 | — | — | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | — | — | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | — | — | 10.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Iceland | — | — | 16.5 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 13.5 | — | — | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | — | — | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | — | — | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Ireland | 34.1 | 32.3 | 29.3 | 17.7 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 11.5 | 3.5 | — | — | 6.3 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 4.4 | — | — | 13.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 6.9 |
| Italy | 19.7 | 19.5 | 27.5 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 15.6 |
| Japan | — | — | 22.3 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.0 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.7 |
| Korea, Republic of | — | — | 36.9 | 37.0 | 36.3 | 35.6 | — | — | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | — | — | 26.3 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 24.5 |
| Mexico | — | — | 23.0 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 26.5 | — | — | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | — | — | 6.7 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | — | — | 14.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| Netherlands | 21.1 | — | 16.2 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 7.1 | — | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 12.4 | — | 11.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| New Zealand | 19.5 | — | 17.8 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 8.2 | — | 11.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | — | 1.9 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Norway | 12.9 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Poland | — | — | 16.7 | 17.7 | 21.6 | 21.4 | — | — | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | — | — | 2.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 | — | — | 12.0 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Portugal | — | 15.0 | 17.5 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 32.7 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | — | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 20.3 |
| Slovak Republic | (5) | — | 21.9 | 24.6 | 21.1 | 21.1 | (5) | — | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | (5) | — | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | (5) | — | 15.3 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 12.7 |
| Spain | 15.0 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.3 |
| Sweden | 24.0 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 24.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 17.6 |
| Switzerland | 23.0 | 22.3 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
| Turkey | 20.6 | 20.9 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| United Kingdom | — | — | 28.5 | 26.0 | 25.2 | 24.6 | — | — | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.1 | — | — | 5.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | — | — | 10.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| United States | 16.9 | — | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 5.1 | — | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Reporting partner countries |
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| Brazil | — | — | — | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | — | — | — | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Estonia | (5) | — | — | 23.8 | 21.1 | 21.9 | (5) | — | — | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | (5) | — | — | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | (5) | — | — | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Israel | — | — | 19.0 | 26.7 | 24.1 | 21.7 | — | — | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | — | — | 6.8 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 4.1 | — | — | 9.1 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.1 |
| Russian Federation | (5) | — | — | — | 24.5 | — | (5) | — | — | — | — | — | (5) | — | — | — | — | — | (5) | — | — | — | 18.3 | — |
| Slovenia | (5) | — | — | 17.7 | 15.0 | 17.4 | (5) | — | — | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | (5) | — | — | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | (5) | — | — | 11.7 | 10.1 | 11.4 |
| —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 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 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 21, 2010, from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared June 2010.) |
