Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Spain
Spain: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 13.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Spain, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 13.0% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Spain peaked at 26.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2017.
Spain ranks 78th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.6% | — |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -7.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 63% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 17.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.0% | 17.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Spain?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Spain was 13.0% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Spain ranks 78th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.