Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Switzerland
Switzerland: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 9.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Switzerland, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 9.9% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Switzerland peaked at 16.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2013.
Switzerland ranks 82nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.2% | — |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Switzerland?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Switzerland was 9.9% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Switzerland ranks 82nd out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.