Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education who are female (%) by country
Number of female vocational education students at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year.
Countries reporting
93
Highest
79.3%
Austria
Lowest
12.0%
Denmark
Median
45.6%
Years covered
22
1998–2019
Data points
1,120
What the numbers show
Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education who are female (%) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 79.3% in Austria; the lowest is 12.0% in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.6%, and the mean is 45.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 341.3%), and the largest decrease in China (down 50.8%).
Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 79.3% | 2017 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 2 | Cuba | 76.8% | 2018 | up 28.5% | flat |
| 3 | India | 75.3% | 2016 | up 178.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 70.8% | 2017 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 5 | France | 70.2% | 2017 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 67.7% | 2017 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Estonia | 67.2% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Romania | 67.0% | 2017 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Seychelles | 63.0% | 2018 | up 57.3% | flat |
| 10 | Switzerland | 62.7% | 2017 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 62.5% | 2017 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 62.2% | 2018 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 13 | Georgia | 61.8% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61.7% | 2012 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 60.0% | 2017 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 59.6% | 2018 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 59.5% | 2017 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 58.5% | 2017 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 19 | Palestine | 58.5% | 2018 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 57.7% | 2017 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 57.6% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 22 | Spain | 57.1% | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 56.9% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 56.9% | 2012 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 56.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 26 | Fiji | 56.4% | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 27 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 55.6% | 2012 | up 283.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Monaco | 55.6% | 2019 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 54.9% | 2017 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 30 | Hungary | 54.7% | 2017 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 54.5% | 2017 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 32 | Bhutan | 54.2% | 2016 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 53.8% | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 34 | Eritrea | 52.7% | 2017 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 52.2% | 2017 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 51.9% | 2016 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 37 | Ireland | 51.3% | 2017 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 49.5% | 2017 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 39 | Philippines | 49.1% | 2017 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 40 | New Zealand | 49.1% | 2013 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 48.6% | 2019 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 42 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47.1% | 2016 | up 90.1% | falling |
| 43 | Lesotho | 46.7% | 2014 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 46.5% | 2012 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 45 | Panama | 46.2% | 2007 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 46.0% | 2017 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 47 | Comoros | 45.6% | 2004 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 45.4% | 2018 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 49 | Czechia | 45.3% | 2017 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 50 | Gibraltar | 44.1% | 2009 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 42.7% | 2016 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 52 | Guyana | 42.4% | 2012 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 53 | Pakistan | 42.4% | 2018 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.3% | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 42.2% | 2018 | up 341.3% | rising |
| 56 | Namibia | 42.0% | 2018 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 57 | Malta | 40.8% | 2016 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 58 | Senegal | 40.8% | 2017 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 40.7% | 2017 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 60 | Dominica | 40.6% | 2013 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 40.0% | 2018 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 62 | Italy | 39.2% | 2016 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 63 | Mongolia | 38.9% | 2018 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 64 | Kuwait | 38.7% | 2013 | down 41.6% | flat |
| 65 | Ukraine | 38.4% | 2018 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 66 | Andorra | 38.3% | 2018 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 37.8% | 2010 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 68 | Djibouti | 37.1% | 2019 | up 164.7% | rising |
| 69 | Belarus | 36.9% | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 70 | Niger | 36.3% | 2017 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 71 | Syria | 34.8% | 2013 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 72 | Russia | 34.7% | 2017 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 73 | Barbados | 34.6% | 2018 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 34.3% | 2018 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 75 | Grenada | 33.9% | 2018 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 33.6% | 2013 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 77 | Bahrain | 33.4% | 2018 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 78 | Portugal | 33.1% | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 79 | Iceland | 32.6% | 2017 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 31.9% | 2018 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 81 | Egypt | 28.4% | 2014 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 82 | Rwanda | 28.2% | 2018 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 83 | Malaysia | 25.3% | 2011 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 84 | Mali | 23.8% | 2018 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 85 | Cyprus | 23.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 86 | China | 21.9% | 2018 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 21.2% | 2017 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 88 | Netherlands | 21.0% | 2014 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 89 | Moldova | 20.9% | 2018 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 19.4% | 2016 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 17.6% | 2017 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 92 | Serbia | 16.9% | 2018 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 93 | Denmark | 12.0% | 2002 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of female vocational education students at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year.