Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Lithuania
Lithuania: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 16.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Lithuania, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 16.8% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Lithuania peaked at 37.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2016.
Lithuania ranks 68th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.6% | — |
| 2000 | 34.6% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +44.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 16.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 80% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 16.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +44.6% | 11.6% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 17.2% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.6% | 17.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Lithuania?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Lithuania was 16.8% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2016.
- How does Lithuania rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Lithuania ranks 68th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.