Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 64.1% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in United Kingdom, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 64.1% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2016.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in United Kingdom peaked at 66.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 52nd out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 63.5% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 63.7% | 64.1% | 7 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0164 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0346 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.49 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0369 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4388 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in United Kingdom?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in United Kingdom was 64.1% in 2016, 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- United Kingdom ranks 52nd out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.