Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Uruguay
Uruguay: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 67.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Uruguay, 2007–2017
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 Uruguay stood at 67.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Uruguay peaked at 71.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 32nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 71.4% | — |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.4% | 67.5% | 71.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 67.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Uruguay?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Uruguay was 67.0% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.