Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education

Bangladesh
20.55
in 2018
El Salvador
23.14
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
80th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • El Salvador
0102030200220102018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 23.14 against 20.55 in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.59.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 80th of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 26.17 33.83 7.67 El Salvador
2010s 20.03 23.52 3.48 El Salvador

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, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 23.14 against 20.55 in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
2.59, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Bangladesh ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 80th 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.