According to the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap 2024 Report, 16.0% of Swiss graduates in engineering, manufacturing, and construction (EMC) were women. According to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), women make up a smaller proportion of students entering, enrolled in, and graduating from EMC programs when compared to men in Switzerland.
OECD
According to the OECD, the share of women enrolled in EMC programs in Switzerland has increased between 2018 and 2022. The share of women enrolled increased by 1.6% in bachelor’s programs, 2.1% in master’s programs, and 3.7% in doctoral programs.
The number of women enrolling in EMC undergraduate programs has experienced a steady increase between 2018 (5,731) and 2022 (6,516). The number of women entrants in EMC bachelor’s programs experienced an increase between 2018 (1,718) and 2022 (1,830). The number of women graduating increased between 2018 (1,374) and 2022 (1,584). In 2022, 19% of enrollments, 17% of entrants, and 15% of graduates in EMC bachelor’s programs were women.
*Females as a percent of total shown in figure
The number of female entrants, enrollments, and graduates in EMC master’s programs has increased between 2018 and 2022. For instance, the number of women enrolling in EMC master’s programs increased between 2018 (2,178) and 2022 (2,855). In 2022, 27% of enrollments, 26% of entrants, and 26% of graduates in EMC master’s programs were women.
*Females as a percent of total shown in figure
Between 2018 (920) and 2022 (1,108), the number of women enrolling in EMC doctoral programs increased slightly. The number of women graduating and female entrants in EMC doctoral programs also increased slightly between 2018 and 2022. In 2022, 32% of enrollments, 32% of entrants, and 29% of graduates in EMC doctoral programs were women.
*Females as a percent of total shown in figure
Resources
- OECD Data Explorer. (2024). Graduates by field.
- The World Economic Forum. (2024). Global Gender Gap Report.