Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%) by country
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.
Countries reporting
92
Highest
82.8%
Guyana
Lowest
26.4%
Liechtenstein
Median
64.8%
Years covered
22
1998–2019
Data points
1,054
What the numbers show
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 82.8% in Guyana; the lowest is 26.4% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.8%, and the mean is 62.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 157.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 32.3%).
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 82.8% | 2012 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 2 | Seychelles | 77.0% | 2018 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 3 | Estonia | 73.1% | 2017 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 4 | Qatar | 73.1% | 2018 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 72.9% | 2017 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 72.6% | 2017 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 72.4% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 8 | Belarus | 72.2% | 2018 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 72.0% | 2017 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 71.7% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 71.5% | 2017 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 70.9% | 2012 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 13 | Namibia | 70.2% | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 14 | Aruba | 70.0% | 2016 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 14 | Andorra | 70.0% | 2018 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 70.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 69.8% | 2018 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 69.7% | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 69.5% | 2017 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 69.0% | 2016 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 69.0% | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 22 | Brunei Darussalam | 68.8% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Mongolia | 68.8% | 2018 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Oman | 68.7% | 2018 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 25 | Cyprus | 68.6% | 2017 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 26 | Bahrain | 67.8% | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 67.7% | 2018 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 67.3% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 29 | Honduras | 67.3% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 67.1% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 67.0% | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 32 | Uruguay | 67.0% | 2017 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 66.8% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 66.8% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 35 | Chile | 66.8% | 2017 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 66.4% | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 37 | Portugal | 66.2% | 2017 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 66.2% | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 39 | Brazil | 65.9% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 40 | Greece | 65.9% | 2017 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 41 | Romania | 65.6% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 65.3% | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | New Zealand | 65.2% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.0% | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 65.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 46 | Armenia | 64.8% | 2018 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 47 | Bermuda | 64.8% | 2018 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 48 | France | 64.5% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 49 | El Salvador | 64.3% | 2018 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 50 | Italy | 64.2% | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 64.2% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 64.1% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 53 | Spain | 63.8% | 2017 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 54 | United States of America | 63.7% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Australia | 63.6% | 2017 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 56 | Georgia | 63.6% | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 63.3% | 2018 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 63.2% | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 63.0% | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 60 | Colombia | 63.0% | 2018 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 61 | Denmark | 62.3% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | Republic of Korea | 62.1% | 2017 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 63 | Macau, China | 61.9% | 2018 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 64 | Malta | 61.7% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 61.7% | 2018 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 66 | Netherlands | 61.4% | 2017 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 67 | Mexico | 61.2% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | Argentina | 60.6% | 2011 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 60.5% | 2017 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 70 | Lebanon | 60.2% | 2011 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | Ireland | 59.6% | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 59.2% | 2016 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 57.6% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 74 | Switzerland | 57.2% | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57.2% | 2018 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 76 | Luxembourg | 57.1% | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 55.8% | 2017 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 78 | Madagascar | 55.3% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 79 | Eswatini | 55.0% | 2006 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 80 | India | 53.9% | 2018 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 81 | Türkiye | 52.9% | 2014 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 52.0% | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 83 | Morocco | 51.3% | 2017 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 84 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.3% | 2017 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 85 | Cambodia | 47.7% | 2015 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 45.0% | 2018 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 87 | Eritrea | 40.7% | 2016 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Niger | 34.0% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 89 | Burundi | 31.3% | 2017 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 28.9% | 2018 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 28.2% | 2010 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 92 | Liechtenstein | 26.4% | 2012 | up 58.4% | rising |
About this data
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.