DEFINITION
Percentage share of
tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 | Poland: | 83 % awarded to females | |
| #2 | Slovakia: | 81 % awarded to females | |
| #3 | Jordan: | 72 % awarded to females | |
| #4 | Czech Republic: | 72 % awarded to females | |
| #5 | Portugal: | 70 % awarded to females | |
| #6 | Hungary: | 69 % awarded to females | |
| #7 | Japan: | 68 % awarded to females | |
| #8 | Denmark: | 66 % awarded to females | |
| #9 | Finland: | 65 % awarded to females | |
| #10 | New Zealand: | 65 % awarded to females | |
| #11 | Italy: | 64 % awarded to females | |
| #12 | Germany: | 62 % awarded to females | |
| #13 | Belgium: | 61 % awarded to females | |
| #14 | United States: | 60 % awarded to females | |
| #15 | United Kingdom: | 59 % awarded to females | |
| #16 | Canada: | 57 % awarded to females | |
| #17 | Netherlands: | 56 % awarded to females | |
| #18 | France: | 54 % awarded to females | |
| #19 | Thailand: | 53 % awarded to females | |
| #20 | Sweden: | 53 % awarded to females | |
| #21 | Ireland: | 52 % awarded to females | |
| #22 | Spain: | 52 % awarded to females | |
| #23 | Zimbabwe: | 51 % awarded to females | |
| #24 | Austria: | 48 % awarded to females | |
| #25 | Iceland: | 48 % awarded to females | |
| #26 | Norway: | 47 % awarded to females | |
| #27 | Tunisia: | 46 % awarded to females | |
| #28 | Switzerland: | 44 % awarded to females | |
| #29 | Turkey: | 43 % awarded to females | |
| #30 | Mexico: | 40 % awarded to females | |
| |
Weighted average: |
58.7 % awarded to females |
|
DEFINITION: Percentage share of
tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.