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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (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.