Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Australia
Australia: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 63.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Australia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 63.6% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Australia peaked at 63.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 55th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.0% | — |
| 2000 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 61.6% | 62.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 62.7% | 63.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 52 United Kingdom 64.1% compare
- 53 Spain 63.8% compare
- 54 United States 63.7% compare
- 56 Georgia 63.6% compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 63.3% compare
- 58 Palestine 63.2% compare
More education data for Australia
- 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 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Australia?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Australia was 63.6% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Australia ranks 55th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.