Odds and Ends for Girls ENWISE report Statistics on Higher Education
Gender in Learning and Teaching Women are more likely than men to remain in education after the age of 18 Women constitute the majority of HE graduates Women enjoy higher growth rates than men for advanced level graduates
Higher Education and PhD graduates in Enwise countries 2001 Table 3.3: Higher Education and PhD graduates in the Enwise countries in 2001 Source: Eurostat, Education statistics. Total HE graduates Women HC Women in % Total PhD graduates Women HC Women in % % % Source: Eurostat, Education statistics.
Trends of women’s progression ENWISE – 9 (Romania not included) Year Total HE graduates Women HC Women in % Total PhD graduates Women HC Women in% % % % % % % % % % % Source: Eurostat, Education statistics.
Trends of women’s progression EU – 25 Year Total HE graduates Women HC Women in % Total PhD graduates Women HC Women in% ::::: %::: % % % % % % Source: Eurostat, Education statistics.
Loss of women in progression from under-graduate to post-graduate achievement Evaluating proportion of women at each level and their relationship Indicating promotion of women on the higher level of education Measuring the short-fall of women from lower stage to the higher one
Higher Education Gender Progression Ratio - HEGPR Expressing the precentage of women graduates at PhD level as a ratio of the percentage of women graduates at undergraduate level
Higher Educational Gender Progression Ratio for the Enwise countries in 2001 Source: UNECE gender statistics database at
Today’s Situation Serious loss of investment if there are facts blocking women from reaching the most advanced stages of education Waste of talented women at the very start of their professional carreer No serious interest to investigate reasons No findings about how women and men capitalise upon their education qualifications
Higher Education Gender Progression Ratio for men and women in Enwise countries Source: Eurostat, Education statistics.
Success rates for female and male PhDs How much more likely are men than women to complete their PhDs? Odds Ratio – indicator of the gender success rate Men’s HEGPR / Women’s HEGPR
Odds Ratio in Enwise countries Table 3.4 Higher Education Gender Odds Ratio in 2000 & 2001 Country Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Slovak Republic Slovenia Source: UNECE gender statistics database at
Odds Ratio in Enwise countries - time series Source: Eurostat, Education statistics.
Odds Ratio Trends
Odds Ratio series in comparison Source: Eurostat, Education statistics.
Available Data Odds Ratios across educational disciplines and years in individual Enwise countries Odds ratios for different educational disciplines in Enwise countries
Educational fields Education - Teacher Training & Education Science Humanities & arts Social sciences, business and law (social & behavioural science, journalism & information; business & administration; law) Science (life sciences; physical sciences; mathematics & statistics; computing) Engineering, manufacturing & construction (engineering & engineering trades; manufacturing & processing; architecture & building) Agriculture & veterinary Health & Welfare (health; social services) Services (personal services; transport services; environmental protection; security services
Bulgaria Odds for girls
Czech Republic Odds for girls
Estonia Odds for girls
Hungary Odds for girls
Latvia Odds for girls
Lithuania Odds for girls
Poland Odds for girls
Slovakia Odds for girls
Slovenia Odds for girls
Odds for girls in Education Teacher Training & Education Science
Odds for girls in Humanities & arts
Odds for girls in Social sciences, business, law
Odds for girls in Science
Odds for girls in Engineering, manufacturing & construction
Odds for girls in Agriculture & veterinary
Odds for girls in Health & Welfare
Odds for girls in Services
Recommendations To obtain complete and harmonised data on men and women educational strategies To summarize achievements throughout the years and European countries and across the educational fields for both genders To monitor the HEGPR and Odds indicators development and trends in EU-25 and elsewhere To undertake a thorough analysis of equal oportunities for men and women in HE