Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Hungary
Hungary: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 69.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Hungary, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 69.5% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Hungary peaked at 73.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 19th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.9% | — |
| 2000 | 59.9% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 64.9% | 64.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 59.9% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.5% | 71.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,478 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,777 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 169,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 140,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.54 % 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 Hungary?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Hungary was 69.5% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Hungary ranks 19th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.