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Education Statistics > Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Iceland: 67% 
#2   Portugal: 65% 
#3   Norway: 64% 
#4   New Zealand: 64% 
#5   Hungary: 60% 
#6   Sweden: 60% 
#7   Canada: 59% 
#8   Finland: 59% 
#9   Spain: 59% 
#10   Australia: 57% 
#11   France: 57% 
#12   Thailand: 57% 
#13   United States: 57% 
#14   Italy: 56% 
#15   Ireland: 55% 
#16   Zimbabwe: 54% 
#17   United Kingdom: 54% 
#18   Netherlands: 54% 
#19   Mexico: 52% 
#20   Slovakia: 52% 
#21   Czech Republic: 51% 
#22   Denmark: 51% 
#23   Belgium: 50% 
#24   Tunisia: 49% 
#25   Austria: 48% 
#26   Jordan: 47% 
#27   Germany: 46% 
#28   Switzerland: 42% 
#29   Turkey: 41% 
#30   Japan: 37% 
#31   Poland: 0% 
Weighted average: 52.4%  


DEFINITION: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.

SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics

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