How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?

7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

Germany vs Spain: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Germany

64.2%

in 2017

Spain

63.8%

in 2017

Germany rank

51st

Spain rank

53rd

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

Germany
Spain

How they compare

Germany currently reports 64.2% against 63.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Germany ranks 51st and Spain ranks 53rd of 92 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60.4%	66.0%	5.6%	Spain
2000s	61.9%	66.7%	4.8%	Spain
2010s	64.0%	64.2%	0.2%	Spain

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, Germany or Spain?: Germany, at 64.2% against 63.8% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Germany and Spain?: 0.4%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Germany ranks 51st and Spain ranks 53rd 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: 21 August 2026

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.