Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%) by country
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.
Countries reporting
95
Highest
77.1%
Seychelles
Lowest
23.8%
Liechtenstein
Median
56.5%
Years covered
22
1998–2019
Data points
1,080
What the numbers show
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 77.1% in Seychelles; the lowest is 23.8% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.5%, and the mean is 55.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 79.1%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 36.7%).
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 77.1% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Belarus | 71.1% | 2018 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 3 | Guyana | 68.7% | 2012 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 4 | Estonia | 68.6% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 68.5% | 2017 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 6 | Panama | 68.3% | 2016 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 7 | Brunei Darussalam | 68.3% | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 68.3% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Latvia | 68.2% | 2017 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 67.7% | 2017 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 11 | Malaysia | 67.4% | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 67.0% | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 13 | Croatia | 66.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Namibia | 66.0% | 2017 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 66.0% | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 16 | Qatar | 65.8% | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 65.7% | 2017 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 65.2% | 2017 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 64.8% | 2018 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 64.7% | 2017 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 64.4% | 2017 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 62.7% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 23 | Colombia | 62.7% | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 24 | Aruba | 62.6% | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 62.4% | 2018 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bahrain | 62.2% | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 27 | Bermuda | 62.1% | 2018 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 61.5% | 2018 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 29 | Albania | 61.1% | 2018 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 30 | Finland | 61.0% | 2017 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 60.7% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 32 | Oman | 60.6% | 2018 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | 60.3% | 2016 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 60.2% | 2017 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 60.0% | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 36 | Ecuador | 59.7% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 59.5% | 2016 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 59.2% | 2018 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 39 | France | 58.9% | 2016 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 58.9% | 2012 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 58.8% | 2018 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 58.6% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 58.5% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 58.0% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 57.7% | 2018 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57.3% | 2018 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 47 | Norway | 56.9% | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 56.5% | 2018 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 56.3% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 55.9% | 2017 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 51 | Canada | 55.8% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 52 | Malta | 55.6% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 53 | Macau, China | 55.5% | 2018 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 54 | Cyprus | 55.5% | 2017 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 55.4% | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 56 | Mozambique | 55.1% | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 55.1% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 58 | New Zealand | 54.1% | 2017 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 59 | Belgium | 54.1% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Madagascar | 53.8% | 2018 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 61 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 53.7% | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 62 | Germany | 53.1% | 2017 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 63 | Andorra | 52.9% | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 64 | Australia | 52.8% | 2017 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.6% | 2018 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 52.1% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | Eswatini | 51.7% | 2006 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 50.8% | 2017 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | United States of America | 50.5% | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 50.4% | 2018 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 50.1% | 2016 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 72 | Armenia | 49.8% | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 73 | Ireland | 49.5% | 2016 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 74 | Cambodia | 49.4% | 2015 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 49.0% | 2017 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 76 | Morocco | 48.7% | 2017 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 48.7% | 2018 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands | 47.3% | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 79 | Türkiye | 47.0% | 2014 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 80 | Jordan | 46.9% | 2018 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 81 | Lebanon | 46.9% | 2011 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 82 | India | 46.8% | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 45.5% | 2018 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 44.8% | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 44.6% | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 86 | Argentina | 43.3% | 2011 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 43.2% | 2017 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 88 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.9% | 2017 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 39.6% | 2018 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 90 | Burundi | 35.9% | 2017 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 91 | Eritrea | 35.8% | 2016 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 28.6% | 2010 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 93 | Niger | 27.1% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 26.2% | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 95 | Liechtenstein | 23.8% | 2012 | up 31.1% | rising |
About this data
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.