Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Australia
Australia: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 21.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Australia, 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 information and communication in Australia stood at 21.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Australia peaked at 26.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2009.
Australia ranks 52nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.4% | — |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 18.8% | 26.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.1% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Australia?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Australia was 21.8% 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 information and communication recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Australia ranks 52nd out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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.