University graduates: Annual science and technology graduates

Science and technology university graduates are critical to a thriving IT outsourcing sector and important for many other BPO businesses. Summarized below are the percentages of annual university graduates that major in science or technology areas such as engineering, manufacturing or construction. Malaysia is the leader with 45% of university graduates pursuing a degree in science or technology. Other top countries include Russia, Mexico, Jordan and the Czech Republic.

Data on science and technology university graduates is sourced from the OECD 2009 Global Education Digest. The population is formally defined as those with tertiary/ ISCED 5-6 education.