Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Chile
Chile: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 66.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Chile, 2004–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Chile stood at 66.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Chile peaked at 66.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 35th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61.7% | — |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 60.3% | 64.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 64.2% | 66.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Chile?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Chile was 66.8% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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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.