Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Germany
Germany: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 19.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Germany, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 19.4% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Germany peaked at 19.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
That places Germany 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.7% | — |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +55.7% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.6% | 19.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 59 Georgia 20.6% compare
- 60 Costa Rica 20.3% compare
- 61 Luxembourg 19.6% compare
- 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.4% compare
- 64 Puerto Rico 18.6% compare
- 65 Uruguay 17.7% compare
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- 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 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Germany?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Germany was 19.4% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Germany ranks 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.