Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Australia
Australia: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 52.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Australia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 52.8% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Australia peaked at 54.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2000.
Australia ranks 64th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.5% | — |
| 2000 | 48.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 48.2% | 52.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 52.8% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Australia?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Australia was 52.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Australia ranks 64th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.