Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Ireland
Ireland: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 20.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Ireland, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in information and communication in Ireland is 20.9%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Ireland peaked at 46.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2014.
That places Ireland 57th out of 85 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.0% | — |
| 1999 | 44.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +82.1% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -50.8% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 44.7% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 24.7% | 45.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 19.6% | 40.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Ireland?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Ireland was 20.9% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Ireland ranks 57th out of 85 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.