Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Spain
Spain: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 63.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Spain, 1999–2017
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 Spain is 63.8%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Spain peaked at 69.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2012.
Spain ranks 53rd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.0% | — |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 66.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 63.8% | 67.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Spain?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Spain was 63.8% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Spain ranks 53rd out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.