Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in India
India: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 53.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in India, 2013–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in India stood at 53.9%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
India ranks 80th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.0% | — |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -2.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 53.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.2%, 94% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near India
- 77 United Arab Emirates 55.8% compare
- 78 Madagascar 55.3% compare
- 79 Eswatini 55.0%
- 81 Turkey 52.9%
- 82 Mozambique 52.0% compare
- 83 Morocco 51.3% compare
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in India?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in India was 53.9% in 2018, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2013.
- How does India rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- India ranks 80th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.