How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saudi Arabia?

7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

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.

Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Ireland

59.6%

in 2016

Saudi Arabia

57.6%

in 2018

Ireland rank

71st

Saudi Arabia rank

73rd

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

Ireland
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 59.6% against 57.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.0%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60.2%	59.8%	0.4%	Ireland
2000s	65.6%	55.7%	9.9%	Ireland
2010s	61.4%	56.8%	4.6%	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, Ireland or Saudi Arabia?: Ireland, at 59.6% against 57.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Ireland and Saudi Arabia?: 2.0%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saudi Arabia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Ireland ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd 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.