Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 19.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in United Kingdom, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 19.4% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in United Kingdom peaked at 27.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom 63rd 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 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.3% | — |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 19.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 92% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 19.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 60 Costa Rica 20.3% compare
- 61 Luxembourg 19.6% compare
- 62 Germany 19.4% compare
- 64 Puerto Rico 18.6% compare
- 65 Uruguay 17.7% compare
- 66 Ukraine 17.5% compare
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in United Kingdom?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in United Kingdom was 19.4% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- United Kingdom ranks 63rd out of 85 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.