Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Canada
Canada: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 55.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Canada, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Canada is 55.8%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Canada peaked at 55.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2013.
Canada ranks 51st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.1% | — |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 54.2% | 55.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
- 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 Canada?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Canada was 55.8% in 2016, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Canada ranks 51st out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Canada 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.