Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Slovakia
Slovakia: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 70.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Slovakia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 70.0% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Slovakia peaked at 71.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 16th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.2% | — |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 70.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.8%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 70.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 61.4% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 69.8% | 71.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Slovakia?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Slovakia was 70.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Slovakia ranks 16th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.