Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Germany
Germany: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 64.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Germany, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Germany is 64.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Germany peaked at 64.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 1999.
That places Germany 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.4% | — |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 60.9% | 62.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 63.7% | 64.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 48 France 64.5% compare
- 49 El Salvador 64.3% compare
- 50 Italy 64.2% compare
- 52 United Kingdom 64.1% compare
- 53 Spain 63.8% compare
- 54 United States 63.7% compare
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Germany?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Germany was 64.2% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Germany ranks 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.