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| Table 603.70. | Percentage of degrees at the bachelor's level and above awarded in science and mathematics, information technologies, and engineering, by field of study, level of degree, and country: 2019 |
| Country | Total, all listed fields1 | Natural sciences, mathematics, and statistics | Information and communication technologies | Engineering, manufacturing, and construction | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| OECD average2 | 23.4 | 22.3 | 43.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 22.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 17.5 |
| Australia | 18.4 | 25.9 | 44.9 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 17.8 |
| Austria | 28.7 | 26.2 | 49.3 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 20.7 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 23.1 |
| Belgium | 16.8 | 20.1 | 46.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 23.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 22.4 |
| Canada | 25.4 | 25.7 | 50.1 | 12.4 | 8.8 | 26.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 20.5 |
| Chile | 23.8 | 8.1 | 54.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 40.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 13.0 |
Colombia |
24.0 | 12.3 | 46.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 21.5 | 8.7 | 23.6 |
| Costa Rica | 16.9 | 6.5 | 17.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Czech Republic | 24.9 | 25.6 | 50.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 22.4 |
| Denmark | 19.3 | 27.7 | 42.4 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 25.4 |
| Estonia | 25.1 | 30.4 | 55.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 29.8 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 15.7 | 16.2 |
Finland |
28.0 | 28.1 | 39.9 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 17.4 | 14.7 | 18.3 |
| France | 21.2 | 26.7 | 53.8 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 14.6 |
| Germany | 37.4 | 35.1 | 45.0 | 4.9 | 11.3 | 28.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 27.8 | 19.2 | 13.2 |
| Greece | 28.3 | 24.2 | 36.8 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 19.0 |
| Hungary | 25.9 | 20.2 | --- | 3.3 | 4.0 | --- | 6.2 | 2.3 | --- | 16.4 | 13.9 | --- |
Iceland |
23.0 | 14.3 | 35.4 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 24.0 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 9.4 |
| Ireland | 28.0 | 21.5 | 42.0 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 25.7 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 12.7 |
| Israel | 21.9 | 10.9 | 47.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 32.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 10.9 |
| Italy | 22.3 | 25.9 | 51.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 27.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 13.5 | 17.1 | 21.8 |
| Japan | 20.8 | 42.4 | 35.8 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 14.0 | --- | --- | --- | 17.3 | 32.7 | 21.8 |
Korea, Republic of |
31.4 | 23.0 | 41.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 20.7 | 15.0 | 25.3 |
| Latvia | 22.3 | 16.3 | 54.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 23.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 25.4 |
| Lithuania | 29.3 | 21.1 | 48.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 24.6 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 21.1 | 14.1 | 21.2 |
| Luxembourg | 16.8 | 13.6 | 70.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 35.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 17.6 |
| Mexico | 26.9 | 9.2 | 17.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 6.2 |
Netherlands |
16.7 | 21.4 | 34.0 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 13.5 |
| New Zealand | 23.1 | 29.0 | 46.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 25.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 16.5 |
| Norway | 14.4 | 26.4 | 40.9 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 28.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 15.2 | 11.9 |
| Poland | 19.3 | 24.0 | 37.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 17.0 | 16.6 |
| Portugal | 24.2 | 32.8 | 39.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 16.9 | 25.0 | 19.0 |
Slovak Republic |
22.6 | 20.6 | 36.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 17.2 |
| Slovenia | 27.4 | 23.4 | 40.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 21.8 |
| Spain | 21.0 | 16.9 | 42.5 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 24.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 14.8 |
| Sweden | 18.3 | 32.3 | 50.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 10.2 | 25.8 | 27.4 |
| Switzerland | 24.3 | 24.5 | 48.8 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 30.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 15.6 |
Turkey |
19.5 | 19.1 | 34.5 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 15.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 11.7 | 18.8 |
| United Kingdom | 29.4 | 21.1 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 30.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 15.2 |
| United States | 22.3 | 16.0 | 41.5 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 23.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 15.6 |
Other reporting countries |
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| Brazil | 17.6 | 30.5 | 33.4 | 1.2 | 14.6 | 19.4 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
| India | 32.7 | 29.6 | 43.8 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 25.2 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 17.3 |
| Indonesia | 17.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Russian Federation | 28.6 | 31.8 | 42.6 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 18.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 16.7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 18.2 | 7.1 | 20.1 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||
| 1 Includes natural sciences, mathematics, and statistics; information and communication technologies; and engineering, manufacturing, and construction. | ||||||||||||
| 2 Refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data in this table refer to degrees classified as International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011 level 6 (bachelor's or equivalent degree), ISCED 2011 level 7 (master's or equivalent degree), and ISCED 2011 level 8 (doctoral or equivalent degree). Degree fields were classified using ISCED Fields of Education and Training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database, retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared November 2021.) |
