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. ▲ Rising
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Czechia, 1999–2017
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.
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.69 | — |
| 2000 | 27.36 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 27.54 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 28.85 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 29.54 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 29.82 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.77 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 30.66 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 30.92 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.1 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 30.76 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 33.31 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 33.7 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.87 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 34.12 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 34.53 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.38 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 35.57 | +0.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 35.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.99, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 35.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.1, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Czechia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,460 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,965 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,965 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.0155 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,538 (2025)
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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Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.