Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Greece
Greece: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 58.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Greece, 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 Greece is 58.6%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Greece peaked at 66.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2014.
That places Greece 42nd 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 11 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61.5% | — |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 61.5% | 66.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.4% | 63.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Greece?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Greece was 58.6% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.