Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Türkiye
Türkiye: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 52.9% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Türkiye, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Türkiye stood at 52.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Türkiye peaked at 52.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2000.
That places Türkiye 81st out of 92 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.2% | — |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 46.3% | 50.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 49.4% | 52.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 78 Madagascar 55.3% compare
- 79 Eswatini 55.0% compare
- 80 India 53.9%
- 82 Mozambique 52.0% compare
- 83 Morocco 51.3% compare
- 84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.3% compare
More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.00 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Türkiye?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Türkiye was 52.9% in 2014, 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Türkiye ranks 81st out of 92 countries with data for 2014.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.