Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in New Zealand
New Zealand: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 65.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in New Zealand, 2005–2017
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 New Zealand is 65.2%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in New Zealand peaked at 66.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2016.
New Zealand ranks 43rd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 65.8% | — |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in New Zealand?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in New Zealand was 65.2% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2016.
- How does New Zealand rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.