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

16 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.

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

Italy

64.2%

in 2016

Spain

63.8%

in 2017

Italy rank

50th

Spain rank

53rd

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

Italy
Spain

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 50th and Spain ranks 53rd of 92 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	61.9%	66.0%	4.1%	Spain
2000s	64.1%	68.0%	3.9%	Spain
2010s	65.3%	64.9%	0.4%	Italy

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, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 64.2% against 63.8% in Spain as of 2016.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Italy and Spain?: 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Italy ranks 50th 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.