Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Chile
Chile: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 56.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Chile, 2004–2017
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 Chile is 56.3%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Chile peaked at 56.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2006.
That places Chile 49th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.0% | — |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 48.9% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.5% | 56.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 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 Chile?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Chile was 56.3% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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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.