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Education Statistics > Share of university qualifications awarded to females (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  Spain:59% 
#8  Finland:59% 
#9  Canada:59% 
#10  United States:57% 
#11  France:57% 
#12  Australia:57% 
#13  Thailand:57% 
#14  Italy:56% 
#15  Ireland:55% 
#16  United Kingdom:54% 
#17  Zimbabwe:54% 
#18  Netherlands:54% 
#19  Mexico:52% 
#20  Slovakia:52% 
#21  Denmark:51% 
#22  Czech Republic: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% 
Weighted average: 54.1%  


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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