Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 28.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Bangladesh, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Bangladesh stood at 28.9%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Bangladesh peaked at 42.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2018.
Bangladesh ranks 90th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33.0% | — |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 28.9% | 42.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Bangladesh?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Bangladesh was 28.9% in 2018, 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Bangladesh ranks 90th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.