Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 28.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Ethiopia, 1999–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Ethiopia stood at 28.2%.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Ethiopia peaked at 31.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1999.
Ethiopia ranks 91st of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.5% | — |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 22.8% | 31.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 88 Niger 34.0% compare
- 89 Burundi 31.3% compare
- 90 Bangladesh 28.9% compare
- 92 Liechtenstein 26.4% compare
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 413,109 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Ethiopia?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Ethiopia was 28.2% in 2010, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1999.
- How does Ethiopia rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Ethiopia ranks 91st out of 92 countries with data for 2010.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.