Bachelor's degrees awarded in S&E fields in selected countries worldwide 2000-2018

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Einar H. Dyvik,
Nov 6, 2023
In China, the number of science and engineering (S&E) bachelor's degrees awarded grew from around 360,000 in 2000 to around 1.8 million in 2018 - more than the 811,000 S&E bachelor’s degrees awarded in the United States that year. Meanwhile, the highest number was awarded in India, reaching 2.3 million degrees.

Number of bachelor's degrees* awarded in science and engineering (S&E) fields in selected countries worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in thousands)

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February 2022

Region

Worldwide, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2018

Supplementary notes

* To facilitate international comparisons, the source compares 'first university degrees', which are defined as terminal undergraduate degree programs. This definition includes degrees classified within level 6 (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) or level 7 (master’s degree or equivalent, including “long first degrees”) in the 2011 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), which was developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Data for India was only available from 2011.
Data for Brazil only available from 2004.

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