Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Türkiye
Türkiye: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 34.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
34.2%
Change on year
down 33.0%
World rank
63rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
51.0%
in 2022
All-time low
29.1%
in 2005
Years of data
21
1999–2023
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Türkiye stood at 34.2%.
That represents a change of down 33.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Türkiye peaked at 51.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2005.
Türkiye ranks 63rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.4% | — |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +58.5% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 31.4% | 34.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 32.0% | 51.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.00 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Türkiye?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Türkiye was 34.2% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Türkiye ranks 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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