In an impressive increase from years past, 39 percent of women in the United States had completed four years or more of college in 2022. This figure is up from 3.8 percent of women in 1940. A significant increase can also be seen in males, with 36.2 percent of the U.S. male population having completed four years or more of college in 2022, up from 5.5 percent in 1940.

4- and 2-year colleges

In the United States, college students are able to choose between attending a 2-year postsecondary program and a 4-year postsecondary program. Generally, attending a 2-year program results in an Associate’s Degree, and 4-year programs result in a Bachelor’s Degree.

Many 2-year programs are designed so that attendees can transfer to a college or university offering a 4-year program upon completing their Associate’s. Completion of a 4-year program is the generally accepted standard for entry-level positions when looking for a job.

Earnings after college

Factors such as gender, degree achieved, and the level of postsecondary education can have an impact on employment and earnings later in life. Some Bachelor’s degrees continue to attract more male students than female, particularly in STEM fields, while liberal arts degrees such as education, languages and literatures, and communication tend to see higher female attendance.

All of these factors have an impact on earnings after college, and despite nearly the same rate of attendance within the American population between males and females, men with a Bachelor’s Degree continue to have higher weekly earnings on average than their female counterparts.

In 2023, more women than men had a post-secondary education of three years or more in Sweden. In detail, 29 percent of the Swedish women and 19 percent of the Swedish men had attained that education level. On the other hand, a higher share of men than women had a form of upper secondary education. More than one fourth of men and one fifth of women had an upper secondary education of three years. Women’s access to education More women than men completing post-secondary education programs is not a trend limited to Sweden. Across all OECD countries in 2021, more women were first-time higher education students than men. A large portion of these women are entering into healthcare and education programs, while less than a quarter are entering into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. Issues facing Swedish women today While more Swedish women are accessing education and leading autonomous lives, they still face many gender-based issues. In 2022, domestic abuse, equal pay, and sexual violence were all cited as top gender issues for Swedish women. More Swedish women than men report feeling unsafe at night, and for both genders, concerns about crime are increasing.

In Iceland, women generally have a higher educational level than men. While close to 46 percent of Icelandic women have a tertiary education, less than 30 percent of men have the same. 42 percent of men in Iceland have an upper secondary education, whereas a little more than 30 percent of the women have the same. Despite this, women earn averagely less than men in Iceland.

This fascinating compilation of the recent data on gender differences in education presents a wealth of data, analysed from a multitude of angles in a clear and lively way. In particular it looks at underperformance among boys, lack of self confidence among girls and family, school and societal influences before addressing policies to help boys and girls reach their full potential.

As of 2021, India recorded a higher nationwide share of men with at least 10 years of schooling than that of women. Around half of the male population age between 15 and 49 years stayed in school for at least 10 years, compared to only 41 percent of their female counterparts. The gender education gap also remained evident in rural India, with only one out of three women in this region receiving at least 10 years of schooling.

Vietnam VN: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.237 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.001 Ratio for 2015. Vietnam VN: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.769 Ratio from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.237 Ratio in 2016 and a record low of 0.313 Ratio in 1981. Vietnam VN: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Germany DE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.008 Ratio in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.008 Ratio for 2019. Germany DE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.994 Ratio from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2020, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.009 Ratio in 1992 and a record low of 0.988 Ratio in 1998. Germany DE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed October 24, 2022. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

United Kingdom UK: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.337 Ratio in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.323 Ratio for 2014. United Kingdom UK: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 1.012 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2015, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.406 Ratio in 2006 and a record low of 0.509 Ratio in 1971. United Kingdom UK: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Graph and download economic data for Ratio of Female to Male Secondary School Enrollment for the United States (SEENRSECOFMZSUSA) from 1972 to 2020 about enrolled, secondary schooling, secondary, females, males, ratio, education, and USA.

The proportion of male and female postsecondary enrolments, by International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, status of student in Canada and age group.

Supplementary material and data for journal article titled "The Moderating Effect of Gender Equality and Other Factors on PISA and Education Policy". ABSTRACT from the article: Globalisation and policy transfer in education make it incumbent upon decision makers to prioritise among competing policy options, select policy initiatives that are appropriate for their national contexts, and understand how system-specific factors moderate the relationship between those policies and student outcomes. This study used qualitative comparative analysis and correlational analyses to explore these relationships with publicly available data on socio-economic, cultural, and education conditions, and their association with PISA 2015 results in 49 countries. Findings show that gender and income equality, human development, and individualism were outcome-enabling conditions for PISA 2015 results, and gender equality was the most consistent of these conditions. These factors significantly moderated the relationships between education policy and PISA results. Implications for the identification of meaningful peer countries for comparative educational research, policy transfer, and the future expansion of PISA are discussed in the article.

United States US: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.010 Ratio in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.010 Ratio for 2014. United States US: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 1.011 Ratio from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2015, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.056 Ratio in 1981 and a record low of 0.562 Ratio in 1972. United States US: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

There are some differences between the educational attainment levels of men and women in Denmark. However, in 2023, the most common type of education finished among both genders was vocational education and training programs. A higher share of men than women had completed this type of education. Moreover, there were also more men than women who had completed a primary education as their highest educational level, which was the second most common type of education completed by both genders. Meanwhile, whereas more than 21 percent of women had completed vocational bachelor's programs, only 11 percent of men had the same.

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India: Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education: The latest value from 2023 is 0.98 percent, a decline from 1.03 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1.16 percent, based on data from 62 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1971 to 2023 is 0.65 percent. The minimum value, 0.29 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 1.09 percent was recorded in 2020.

Investigating educational attainments among sexes by region

The study focused on the significance of gender in teaching and the impact of gender on teachers' pedagogical choices. Finnish primary and lower secondary school teachers were asked to write about their thoughts on the subject in their own words. In the writing invitation, the researcher listed some specific questions that the participants could use in formulating their thoughts. These questions concerned how teachers thought gender showed in everyday school life, whether gender produced inequality in school, how and what kind of inequality, what the potential participants thought of feminism, how they promoted gender equality in teaching, whether they thought gender roles supported the students' sexual identity, and whether they thought it was necessary to pay attention to gender or think about the significance of gender issues in teaching. Background variables included gender, age group and whether the participant worked as a class teacher or a subject teacher.

In Sweden, the number of female registered students in higher education was far higher than the registered male students. In 2022, there were registered over 225,000 female students, compared to less than 150,000 male students. The number of both genders remained relatively stable throughout the last decade, but increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, a total of 386,012 students were registered at higher education institutions in Sweden. Women in higher education The enrollment of women in higher education in Sweden follows a global trend. In each OECD country, women complete Bachelor’s degrees at higher rates than men. Moreover, there are female-dominated fields of study in higher education. Generally, social sciences and care study programs have a higher proportion of women than men. This can be seen in countries such as Australia, where nearly 75 percent of all new health students are women, compared to 25 percent within the fields of science, technology engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Female representation and equality in Sweden While women in Sweden have a small gender pay gap compared to men, with the average woman earning roughly 27,100 Swedish kronor and the average man earning nearly 30,800 Swedish kronor monthly, Sweden ranks well in terms of gender equality. Furthermore, almost half of Swedish parliament is composed of women, one of the highest shares of female MPs globally. Nevertheless, Swedish women still cite issues such as domestic violence as significant concerns.

This dataset is about books and is filtered where the book is Art, education and gender : the shaping of female ambition, featuring 7 columns including author, BNB id, book, book publisher, and ISBN. The preview is ordered by publication date (descending).