Figure O-24
NS&E degrees per 100 24-year-olds, by country/economy: Most recent year
Degrees/100 24-year-oldsTaiwan (2003)16.43Finland (2002)14.82Lithuania (2002)12.52South Korea (2002)12.51Australia (2002)12.47France (2002)11.40United Kingdom (2003)10.23Russia (1999)8.56European Union (2002)8.09Japan (2004)7.82Poland (2002)7.59Canada (2001)7.13Singapore (1995)6.75Italy (2002)6.72Germany (2002)5.88United States (2002)5.69China (2001)1.64India (1990)0.99NS&E = natural sciences and engineeringSOURCES: Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment, Center for Education Research and Innovation,Education database, www1.oecd.org/scripts/cde/members/edu_uoeauthenticate.asp; United Nations Educational, Scientific,and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Institute for Statisticsdatabase, http://www.unesco.org/statistics, and national sources.See appendix table 2-37.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2006
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