Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eswatini
Eswatini: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 32.0% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Latest (2006)
32.0%
Change on year
down 35.1%
World rank
78th
of 113 countries
All-time high
51.0%
in 1999
All-time low
32.0%
in 2006
Years of data
6
1999–2006
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eswatini, 1999–2006
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2006, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eswatini stood at 32.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Eswatini ranks 78th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.0% | — |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 32.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 75 Australia 32.8% compare
- 76 Seychelles 32.5%
- 77 Luxembourg 32.2%
- 79 Singapore 31.8%
- 80 Macau, China 31.7%
- 81 Dominican Republic 31.6%
More education data for Eswatini
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eswatini?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eswatini was 32.0% in 2006, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2006.
- How does Eswatini rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Eswatini ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2006.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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