Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 27.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Bangladesh, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in information and communication in Bangladesh stood at 27.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Bangladesh peaked at 27.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2002.
Bangladesh ranks 40th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.6% | — |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +84.5% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 27.3% | 27.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Bangladesh?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Bangladesh was 27.3% in 2018, 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Bangladesh ranks 40th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.