Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Ireland
Ireland: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 59.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Ireland, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 59.6% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Ireland peaked at 67.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 71st of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.2% | — |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.7% | 60.2% | 63.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 64.1% | 67.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 59.5% | 63.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 68 Argentina 60.6% compare
- 69 North Macedonia 60.5% compare
- 70 Lebanon 60.2% compare
- 72 Viet Nam 59.2% compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 57.6% compare
- 74 Switzerland 57.2% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Ireland?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Ireland was 59.6% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Ireland ranks 71st out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.