Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
119
Highest
25.6%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Eswatini
Median
9.6%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,684
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 25.6% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.6%, and the mean is 9.7%.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 734.3%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 100.0%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 25.6% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 2 | Ecuador | 20.2% | 2023 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 20.1% | 2024 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 18.9% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 18.4% | 2022 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.1% | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 17.6% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 17.5% | 2023 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 9 | Qatar | 17.4% | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 17.4% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 17.4% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 17.1% | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 16.7% | 2024 | up 734.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Indonesia | 16.4% | 2023 | up 203.0% | rising |
| 15 | Samoa | 16.4% | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 15.7% | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 15.4% | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 18 | Israel | 15.2% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 19 | United States | 14.6% | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 14.1% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 14.1% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 13.8% | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 13.7% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 13.7% | 2023 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Malta | 13.3% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 13.3% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 13.2% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 13.1% | 2023 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 13.0% | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 30 | Macao | 13.0% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 31 | Canada | 12.9% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 12.9% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 12.5% | 2024 | down 48.4% | flat |
| 34 | Morocco | 12.3% | 2024 | up 507.6% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 11.9% | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 11.9% | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 37 | Albania | 11.9% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 38 | New Zealand | 11.8% | 2024 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 39 | Lebanon | 11.8% | 2011 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 11.6% | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 41 | South Africa | 11.4% | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 42 | Iran | 11.4% | 2021 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 11.4% | 2019 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 11.3% | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 10.8% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 10.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 10.7% | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 48 | Armenia | 10.5% | 2024 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 10.2% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 10.1% | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Latvia | 10.1% | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 52 | Ukraine | 10.1% | 2024 | up 42.7% | flat |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 10.0% | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 54 | Germany | 10.0% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 10.0% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 9.9% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 9.8% | 2018 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Austria | 9.8% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 9.7% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.6% | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 61 | Philippines | 9.5% | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 9.4% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 9.1% | 2022 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 9.1% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 8.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 66 | France | 8.9% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 67 | Guyana | 8.8% | 2012 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 8.8% | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 69 | Moldova | 8.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 70 | Singapore | 8.7% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 71 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 72 | India | 8.7% | 2023 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 73 | Turkey | 8.7% | 2023 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 74 | Niger | 8.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Spain | 8.5% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 76 | Mongolia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 77 | Seychelles | 8.3% | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 8.2% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 79 | Uruguay | 8.2% | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 80 | Mauritius | 8.2% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 81 | Malaysia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 82 | Madagascar | 7.8% | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 83 | Ireland | 7.7% | 2022 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 84 | El Salvador | 7.6% | 2023 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 7.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 86 | Eritrea | 7.2% | 2016 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Australia | 7.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 88 | South Korea | 7.1% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 89 | Tunisia | 6.6% | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 90 | Chile | 6.2% | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 91 | Brazil | 6.2% | 2023 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 92 | Thailand | 6.0% | 2025 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Palestine | 5.9% | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 5.8% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 95 | Cuba | 5.1% | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 96 | Brunei | 5.0% | 2023 | up 382.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahrain | 4.9% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 98 | Belarus | 4.3% | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 4.3% | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Ghana | 4.2% | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 4.1% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 102 | Vietnam | 4.1% | 2016 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 103 | Belize | 3.9% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 3.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 3.6% | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 3.2% | 2025 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 2.9% | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 2.7% | 2025 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 109 | British Virgin Islands | 2.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Namibia | 2.4% | 2022 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Bermuda | 2.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 2.4% | 2008 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 1.8% | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 1.7% | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2025 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 116 | Laos | 1.3% | 2019 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Andorra | 0.9% | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Botswana | 0.9% | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release