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

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 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 Switzerland: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Ireland

59.6%

in 2016

Switzerland

57.2%

in 2017

Ireland rank

71st

Switzerland rank

74th

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

Ireland
Switzerland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 59.6% against 57.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 2.4%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 74th of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	63.3%	48.9%	14.4%	Ireland
2000s	65.6%	51.7%	13.9%	Ireland
2010s	60.7%	56.8%	3.9%	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 Switzerland?: Ireland, at 59.6% against 57.2% in Switzerland as of 2016.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Ireland and Switzerland?: 2.4%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Ireland ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 74th 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.