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% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 17.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 17.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.2%, 68% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.7% | 23.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (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.