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Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education

What you should know about this indicator

Long definition from World Bank: 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.

Source from World Bank: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.

Statistical concept and methodology from World Bank: Percentage of female graduates by field of study in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the number of female graduates in a given field of education from tertiary education by the total number of graduates in the same field, and multiplying by 100.

Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.

The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

License type from World Bank: CC BY-4.0

General comments from World Bank: For aggregate data, each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020)

World Bank variable id: SE.TER.GRAD.FE.SI.ZS

Source
World Bank - Women, Business and the Law (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
June 10, 2024
Next expected update
June 2025
Date range
1998–2019
Unit
%

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

The World Bank Gender Statistics dataset provides a comprehensive range of gender-related indicators grouped by various topics. These indicators are categorized under different themes such as education, employment and time use, entrepreneurship, environment, health, leadership, norms and decision-making, technology, violence, and contextual information. Each category contains numerous specific indicators, covering a wide range of issues such as literacy rates, employment by sector, legal rights, health statistics, and more. This dataset offers detailed information and insights into various aspects of gender disparity and equality across different regions and countries.

Retrieved on
June 10, 2024
Retrieved from
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World Bank - Women, Business and the Law (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education” [dataset]. World Bank - Women, Business and the Law, “World Bank Gender Statistics” [original data]. Retrieved December 12, 2024 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-graduates-stem-female