Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Finland
Finland: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 61.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Finland, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Finland stood at 61.0%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Finland peaked at 70.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2013.
That places Finland 30th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.4% | — |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4% | 67.4% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 66.5% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 60.1% | 63.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 27 Bermuda 62.1% compare
- 28 Costa Rica 61.5% compare
- 29 Albania 61.1% compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 60.7%
- 32 Oman 60.6% compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 60.3% compare
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Finland?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Finland was 61.0% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.