Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Italy
Italy: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 64.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Italy, 1998–2016
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 Italy is 64.2%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Italy peaked at 66.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 50th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.1% | — |
| 1999 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 61.9% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 61.7% | 65.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 64.2% | 66.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Italy?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Italy was 64.2% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.