Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in India
India: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 46.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in India, 2013–2018
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 India is 46.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
That places India 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.5% | — |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -3.7% |
Countries ranked near India
- 79 Türkiye 47.0%
- 80 Jordan 46.9% compare
- 81 Lebanon 46.9%
- 83 Saudi Arabia 45.5% compare
- 84 Ghana 44.8% compare
- 85 Switzerland 44.6% compare
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in India?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in India was 46.8% in 2018, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2013.
- How does India rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- India ranks 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.