Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Cyprus

Cyprus: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 38.26 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
38.26
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
29th
of 96 countries
All-time high
49.19
in 2012
All-time low
27.64
in 2003
Years of data
15
1999–2017

Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Cyprus, 1999–2017

010203040501999200820171999: 38.72002: 35.42003: 27.62006: 35.92007: 31.52008: 37.42009: 372010: 39.32011: 32.92012: 49.22013: 38.72014: 38.22015: 412016: 42.22017: 38.3

Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 38.26 for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Cyprus peaked at 49.19 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.64, in 2003.

That places Cyprus 29th out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.74 38.74 38.74 1
2000s 34.15 27.64 37.41 6
2010s 39.97 32.91 49.19 8

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 26 Georgia 38.68 compare
  2. 27 Puerto Rico 38.5 compare
  3. 28 Estonia 38.38 compare
  4. 30 United Kingdom 38.1 compare
  5. 31 Honduras 37.79 compare
  6. 32 Portugal 37.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Cyprus?
Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Cyprus was 38.26 in 2017, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 49.19 in 2012.
What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 27.64 in 2003.
How does Cyprus rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Cyprus ranks 29th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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