Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Norway
Norway: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 66.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Norway, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Norway stood at 66.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% 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 Norway peaked at 68.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2017.
Norway ranks 38th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.9% | — |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.9% | 66.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 66.3% | 68.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 66.2% | 67.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % 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 Norway?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Norway was 66.2% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Norway ranks 38th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.