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

Czechia: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 35.57 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
35.57
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 96 countries
All-time high
35.57
in 2017
All-time low
25.69
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2017

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

0102030401999200820171999: 25.72000: 27.42001: 27.52002: 28.92003: 29.52004: 29.82005: 27.82007: 30.72008: 30.92009: 32.12010: 30.82011: 33.32012: 33.72013: 33.92014: 34.12015: 34.52016: 35.42017: 35.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Czechia is 35.57, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Czechia peaked at 35.57 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.69, in 1999.

Czechia ranks 38th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.69 25.69 25.69 1
2000s 29.4 27.36 32.1 9
2010s 33.9 30.76 35.57 8

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 35 Saudi Arabia 36.82 compare
  2. 36 Brazil 36.64 compare
  3. 37 Vietnam 36.51 compare
  4. 39 Sweden 35.48 compare
  5. 40 Iceland 35.23 compare
  6. 41 Slovakia 35.22 compare

See the full ranking of 96 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Czechia?
Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Czechia was 35.57 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 35.57 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.69 in 1999.
How does Czechia rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Czechia ranks 38th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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
Last refreshed

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