Australia vs France: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education

Australia
32.08
in 2017
France
31.81
in 2016
Australia rank
52nd
France rank
53rd

Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education over time

  • Australia
  • France
0102030199920082017

How they compare

Australia currently reports 32.08 against 31.81 in France, a difference of 0.27.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 52nd and France ranks 53rd of 96 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
2000s 31.7 29.52 2.18 Australia
2010s 31.12 30.87 0.2519 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education, Australia or France?
Australia, at 32.08 against 31.81 in France as of 2017.
What is the difference in share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education between Australia and France?
0.27, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Australia and France rank globally for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Australia ranks 52nd and France ranks 53rd of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Source
UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,089 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.