Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in France
France: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 64.5% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in France, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in France stood at 64.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in France peaked at 67.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2015.
That places France 48th out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.5% | 67.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 64.4% | 65.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 France?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in France was 64.5% in 2016, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2015.
- How does France rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- France ranks 48th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.