Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Türkiye
Türkiye: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 47.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Türkiye, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Türkiye stood at 47.0%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Türkiye peaked at 49.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2008.
That places Türkiye 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.9% | — |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.0% | 49.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.0% | 48.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 76 Morocco 48.7% compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 48.7%
- 78 Netherlands 47.3% compare
- 80 Jordan 46.9% compare
- 81 Lebanon 46.9% compare
- 82 India 46.8%
More education data for Türkiye
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Türkiye?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Türkiye was 47.0% in 2014, 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Türkiye ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2014.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.