Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Finland
Finland: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 20.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Finland, 1998–2017
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 Finland stood at 20.7%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Finland peaked at 42.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2015.
Finland ranks 58th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 39.4% | — |
| 1999 | 35.1% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -37.2% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 20.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Finland's 20.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 35.1% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 27.0% | 42.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.3% | 28.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 55 Croatia 21.0% compare
- 56 Mozambique 21.0% compare
- 57 Ireland 20.9% compare
- 59 Georgia 20.6% compare
- 60 Costa Rica 20.3% compare
- 61 Luxembourg 19.6% compare
More education data for Finland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Finland?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Finland was 20.7% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Finland ranks 58th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.