Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Belgium
Belgium: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 67.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 67.1% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2017.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Belgium peaked at 67.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2000.
That places Belgium 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.2% | — |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 63.2% | 66.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 66.0% | 67.5% | 8 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Belgium?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Belgium was 67.1% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.