Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Sweden
Sweden: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 72.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 72.4%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Sweden peaked at 73.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 1999.
Sweden ranks 7th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.9% | — |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 70.0% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 71.4% | 73.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % 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 Sweden?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Sweden was 72.4% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.