Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in France
France: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 58.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in France, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 58.9% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in France peaked at 63.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2016.
That places France 39th out of 95 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.7% | — |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 60.3% | 63.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 58.9% | 61.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in France?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in France was 58.9% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2016.
- How does France rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- France ranks 39th out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.