Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 48.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
9th
of 113 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 2022
All-time low
41.6%
in 2007
Years of data
20
1999–2023
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Palestine, State of stood at 48.4%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Palestine, State of peaked at 49.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2007.
Palestine, State of ranks 9th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.2% | — |
| 2000 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 41.6% | 47.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 43.7% | 47.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 47.7% | 49.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 6 Algeria 51.1% compare
- 7 Qatar 50.7% compare
- 8 South Africa 49.2% compare
- 10 Argentina 46.8% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 46.3% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.0% compare
More education data for Palestine, State of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Palestine, State of?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Palestine, State of was 48.4% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2007.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Palestine, State of ranks 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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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