Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Belgium
Belgium: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 9.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 9.9% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2017.
The figure is up 75.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Belgium peaked at 14.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 83rd of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +75.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 47% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 48% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 5.6% | 14.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.6% | 9.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Belgium?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Belgium was 9.9% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Belgium ranks 83rd out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.