Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Uruguay
Uruguay: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 17.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Uruguay, 2007–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in information and communication in Uruguay stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Uruguay peaked at 27.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 65th out of 85 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27.0% | — |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.7% | 23.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- 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 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Uruguay?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Uruguay was 17.7% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Uruguay ranks 65th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.