Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Ireland
Ireland: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 49.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Ireland, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Ireland stood at 49.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Ireland peaked at 60.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2015.
Ireland ranks 73rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.8% | — |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 52.8% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 54.3% | 60.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 49.3% | 55.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 70 Palestine, State of 50.4% compare
- 71 Luxembourg 50.1% compare
- 72 Armenia 49.8% compare
- 74 Cambodia 49.4% compare
- 75 Republic of Korea 49.0% compare
- 76 Morocco 48.7% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Ireland?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Ireland was 49.5% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Ireland ranks 73rd out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.