Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Sweden
Sweden: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 64.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Sweden, 1999–2017
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 Sweden stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Sweden peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1999.
That places Sweden 21st out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.3% | — |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 54.1% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 59.4% | 64.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Sweden?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Sweden was 64.4% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.