Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Australia
63.6%
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
64.1%
in 2016
Australia rank
55th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
52nd

Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 64.1% against 63.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 55th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 52nd of 92 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 62.1% 65.1% 3.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 63.3% 63.8% 0.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 64.1% against 63.6% in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.5%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
Australia ranks 55th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 52nd of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,054 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.