Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 46.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2018
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 Saudi Arabia is 46.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Saudi Arabia peaked at 63.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +191.1% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -43.0% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 13.3% | 50.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 32.1% | 63.5% | 7 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (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 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Saudi Arabia?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Saudi Arabia was 46.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.