Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in India
India: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 46.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in India, 2013–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in information and communication in India stood at 46.3%.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
India ranks 7th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 44.8% | — |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -7.6% |
Countries ranked near India
- 4 Algeria 48.9% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 47.4% compare
- 6 Bahrain 47.1% compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 46.0% compare
- 9 Malaysia 46.0% compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 46.0% compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- 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 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in India?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in India was 46.3% in 2018, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2014.
- How does India rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- India ranks 7th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.