Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Finland
Finland: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 72.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Finland, 1998–2017
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 Finland stood at 72.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Finland peaked at 77.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2017.
That places Finland 6th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.4% | — |
| 1999 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 74.4% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 75.1% | 77.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 72.6% | 75.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 262,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,354 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 338,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Finland?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Finland was 72.6% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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.