Interesting STEM Data

I was just checking the inter net to see how the USA is doing on STEM degrees and here is what I found.  The data is based on the percentage of college degrees that are in the STEMs.  The USA placed 37th out of the top 40 countries.  This is bad, but to some degree it is a little misleading.  I think that the reason that the USA is so low is that a very large percentage of our college degrees are "fluff" types while most other countries don't waste their money on these "fuff" degrees.  It is one thing to offer a free college degree in Black Studies vs a degree in Physics.  I don;t think there is a country in the world who would waste their taxpayer's money on something like Black Studies or Art Appreciation like we do.  The bottom line is that our kids are too weak and lazy to tackle the more difficult STEM degrees even though it is clear that the economic future of the human race will be driven by technology and the STEM's.  Is it too late for the USA to catch up?  Big question.

Here is something that research on the inter net and you might find something interesting.  What country produces the most Mathematicians per capita?  It is not the USA or China.

PS--Hungary produces the most mathematicians per capita while little Portugal has the highest percentage of it college graduates in the STEM's.  Portugal is a small poor country and they know that an investment in STEM degrees is a good investment.  The USA is so stupid that we waste much of our taxes and intellect on "fluff" degrees.  That is why we are only 37th!