Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 63.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Palestine, State of, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Palestine, State of stood at 63.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Palestine, State of peaked at 64.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 58th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.8% | — |
| 2000 | 50.1% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 50.1% | 62.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 61.3% | 64.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Palestine, State of?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Palestine, State of was 63.2% in 2018, 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Palestine, State of ranks 58th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.