Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Canada
Canada: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 30.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Canada, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, female share of graduates in information and communication in Canada stood at 30.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 73.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Canada peaked at 30.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2013.
That places Canada 33rd out of 85 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.3% | — |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +71.2% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +1.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 30.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 17.3% | 30.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Canada?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Canada was 30.0% 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 information and communication recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Canada ranks 33rd out of 85 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Canada 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.