Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education

Brazil
36.64
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
36.82
in 2018
Brazil rank
36th
Saudi Arabia rank
35th

Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education over time

  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
0204060200120092018

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 36.82 against 36.64 in Brazil, a difference of 0.18.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 96 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 34.11 50.53 16.41 Saudi Arabia
2010s 33.48 38.74 5.27 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 36.82 against 36.64 in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
0.18, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Brazil ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Source
UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,089 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.