UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, female by country
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with a completed short-cycle tertiary degree (ISCED 5) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed a short-cycle tertiary degree as the highest level...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, female is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 47.9% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 0.2% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.8%, and the mean is 8.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 294.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 102.9%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 95.1%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 47.9% | 2018 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 2 | Macao | 23.5% | 2016 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 14.3% | 2018 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 13.3% | 2017 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 13.1% | 2017 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 6 | Australia | 12.6% | 2018 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 11.8% | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Andorra | 11.4% | 2016 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 9 | United States | 11.1% | 2018 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 11.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 10.9% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Colombia | 10.4% | 2018 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 9.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 14 | Kuwait | 9.2% | 2018 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 7.8% | 2018 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Palestine | 6.6% | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 6.1% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 3.9% | 2018 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 3.4% | 2018 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.9% | 2018 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2018 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2018 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2017 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 1.5% | 2018 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2018 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2017 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2019 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 29 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2018 | down 95.1% | volatile |
About this data
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with a completed short-cycle tertiary degree (ISCED 5) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed a short-cycle tertiary degree as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/