Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 53.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 53.7% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 53.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2010.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.9% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.3% | 53.7% | 7 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 53.7% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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.