Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Switzerland
Switzerland: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 57.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 57.2%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Switzerland peaked at 57.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1999.
That places Switzerland 74th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.9% | — |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 49.3% | 56.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.3% | 57.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 71 Ireland 59.6% compare
- 72 Viet Nam 59.2% compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 57.6% compare
- 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 57.2% compare
- 76 Luxembourg 57.1% compare
- 77 United Arab Emirates 55.8% compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Switzerland?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Switzerland was 57.2% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Switzerland ranks 74th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.