National Statistics on Gender Trends in Science, Technology and ICT: 2004-2008
Selected available national level data relating to the Gender Equality – Knowledge Society framework:
Argentina
Internet users in Argentina, 2000-2006
Internet users by Gender and Age, 2004-2006
Subscribers of Clarin.com by Gender, 2005 & 2006
Source: D’Alessio IROL and Clarin.com, Internet en la Argentina, December 2006.
Australia
Use of the Internet, selected characteristics, by site (2005-06)
Personal use of the Internet, selected characteristics, by type of access (2005-06)
Use of the Internet, selected characteristics, by site (2004-05)
Use of Computers, by persons, selected characteristics (2004-05)
Adults Accessing the Internet by Age group, Sex, Occupation, Level of education & Region (1998-2002)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), CAT 8146.0
Employed Persons, ICT occupation groups, 2001-2006
Source: ABS, Australian Labour Market Statistics, CAT. 6105.0, October 2006
Composition of ICT Specialist Firms by Gender, 2003
Source: ABS, Information and Communication Technology Australia 2002-03, CAT 8126.0, (published 7/9/04).
Austria
ICT Usage of Households, 2004 & 2005
Source: Statistics Austria, Survey on ICT Usage in Households
Bangladesh
Media Reach 2005
Source: BNNRC, Community Radio: Ready to Launch in Bangladesh (based on National Media Survey (NMS) 2005)
Percentage of respondents by selected background characteristics, according to sex and residence, 2002
Percentage of respondents by exposure to radio and TV, according to selected background characteristics, 2002
Percentage of respondents by frequency of radio listening, according to selected background characteristics, 2002
Source: Bangladesh Centre for Communication Programs (BCCP) & Social Marketing Company, National Media Survey (NMS), March 2003.
Botswana
Enrolment, Vocational & Technical Training, Other Institutions (CSO, 1995-2004)
Vocational and Technical Training by Gender (1991-2004)
Enrolment at all levels by Sex (1992-2001)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Education, Republic of Botswana
Mobile phone ownership, ResearchICTAfrica!, 2005)
Brazil
ICT usage by individuals, 2005 (OSILAC)
Proportion of Individuals who ever accessed the Internet
Proportion of Individuals who have ever used a computer
Proportion of Individuals who used a Mobile Phone within the last 3 months
Source: Brazilian Network Information Center, NIC.br
Survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in Brazil : ICT Households and ICT Enterprises 2006.
Bulgaria
Survey on ICT Usage in Households
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria & European Community, 2004
Access to computer by socio-demographic categories (%) (2000, 2001, 2002)
Internet use by socio-demographic categories (%) (2000, 2001, 2002)
Source: Vitosha Research Omnibus surveys (2000-2002)
Cambodia
Percentage distribution of employed persons by main employment status, 2004 (urban / rural)
Literacy rates in Cambodia for urban and rural (1998&2004)
Educational level completed by literate population, aged 25+, 2004
Distribution of employed persons 10+ by primary occupation and gender (November 2001)
Source: National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of Cambodia, Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey 2004 (CIPS)
Canada
Characteristics of individuals using the internet, 2005 (Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey)
Internet use by gender and age, 2000
Growth in Internet use (%), by gender and age, 2000
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2000.
Type of Internet use, individuals aged 60+, by gender (2000)
Source: Statistics Canada, Connectedness Series No. 4
Internet use by gender, Canada (%), 2004 (n=3014)
Hours per week online from home, by gender, 2004
Internet use by gender and age (%), 2004 (n=2120)
Use of Internet by children and youth by gender, 2004 (n=598)
Source: Canadian Internet Project, “Canada Online! A comparative analysis of Internet users and non-users in Canada and
the world: Behaviour, attitudes and trends 2004”, October 2005, Authors: Zamaria, Charles, André H. Caron, Fred Fletcher
Percentage of women and men employed, by age and educational attainment, 2004
Distribution of employment of women and men, by occupation (1987, 1996 & 2004)
Source: Statistics Canada, Women in Canada, A Gender-based Statistical Report, March 2006.
Distribution of employment of women and men, by occupation (1987, 1996 & 2006)
Source: Statistics Canada, Women in Canada: Work Chapter Updates, April, 2007.
Self-Employed in Canada, Shares and Annual Growth Rates by Category of Worker and Gender, 1995-2005
Source: Statistics Canada, Taken from: Industry Canada, Small Business Quarterly — Vol. 8, No. 1, May 2006
Self-employment by sex (%), Women as a % of total self-employed, 1976 to 2006
Part-time employment (%), Women as a % of total part-time employment, 1976 to 2006
Source: Statistics Canada, Women in Canada: Work Chapter Updates 2006, April, 2007.
Gender Distribution of SME Ownership, 2001
Profile Comparison: Young Entrepreneurs vs. Older Entrepreneurs
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises, 2001
China
Proportion of Internet users by gender (%) (1997-2006)
Distribution of Internet users by Age (%) (Jan. 2000-Dec. 2006)
Mobile Phone Internet Users by Gender (%) (Dec. 2006)
Source: China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC), Internet Development and Usage Reports, 13th 18th and 19th
Female Online Buyers in 3 Cities Surveyed (Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou), 2005
Source: CNNIC, China Online Shopping Market Survey Report, May 2006.
Costa Rica
Indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by individuals, by sex, 2005
Source: ECLAC, OSILAC, Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Cuba
Indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by individuals, by sex, 2005
Source: ECLAC, OSILAC, Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Cyprus
Regular Internet usage by Gender (2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005)
R&D Personnel by Gender (1998 – 2004)
Statistical Indicators for Gender Comparison in Cyprus (most current year)
Source: Republic of Cyprus, Statistical Service
Czech Republic
Mobile phone users (%), 2003, 2004 & 2006
PC and Internet users (%), 2004 & 2006
Computer skills by type of activity (%), 2006
Method of obtaining skills (%), 2006
Individuals using Internet for selected activities in relation to public administrations, 2006 (%)
Source: Information Society in Figures, 2007
(%) Share of Computer users, Internet users, Mobile phone users and Portable computer Users (2003, 2004 & 2005)
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Survey on ICT in Households, 2003, 2004 & 2005.
Place of Internet use by Internet users by variables (%), 2005
(%) Individuals attending a computer training course, 2003 & 2005
(%) Basic computer skills, 2005
(%) Individuals using teleworking and internet banking in 2003 & 2005
(%) Internet Commerce used by individuals, 2003 & 2005
Human Infrastructure of ICT (% Computer Experts by variables), 2005
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Survey on ICT in Households, 2005.
Research and development employees, by occupation and sector, 2005
Share of researchers to all employees in research and development (%), 2005
Research and development employees by educational attainment and field of sciences, 2005
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Research and Development Indicators for the Czech Republic, 2005
Gender Divide in Czech Republic, 2005
Source: ITU, Digital Opportunity Index
Denmark
Daily users of the Internet by gender and characteristics (%), 2005
Regular users of the Internet by gender and characteristics (%), 2005
Source: Norden, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2005
Top Executives in Public Sector by Gender (%), 2003 & 2005
Share of women directors in largest Danish private-sector companies or firms (%), 1996-2001
Source: Department of Gender Equality, Facts on Gender Equality 2006, Copenhagen, December 2006.
Dominican Republic
Indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by individuals, by sex, 2005 (see ECLAC in “Data by Organization” for list of Indicators)
Source: ECLAC, <OSILAC, Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Egypt
(%) Gender Distribution of Scientists/Technologists in the Government Sector of Egypt (2004)
Source: The Academy of Science and Technology
Analysis of the number of Egyptian female graduates (1998/99 & 2000/01)
Percentage of female ICT graduates from Egyptian universities (1998-99 to 2002-03)
Percentage of female engineers to male (1998-99 to 2002-03)
Source: Arab Republic of Egypt, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt’s Information Society, 4th Edition, October 2005
Distribution of Occupation according to Gender, 2001 & 2003
Source: The American University in Cairo, Social Research Centre, Economic Participation of Women in Egypt
(%) Internet users by gender and age, 2003
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Household Internet Users Survey, 2003
Ethiopia
Gender and Age Distribution of Mobile Ownership in Ethiopia (%), 2004
Source: ResearchICTAfrica!, 2005) E-Access & Usage Index: Ethiopia Report, May 2005
Exposure to mass media: Percentage of women and men who usually read a newspaper, watch television and
listen to the radio at least once a week, by background characteristics, Ethiopia, 2000
Source: Central Statistical Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Finland
Daily users of the Internet by gender and characteristics (%), 2005
Regular users of the Internet by gender and characteristics (%), 2005
Source: Norden, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2005
Home access to ICTs (computer, mobile phone and internet) by sex, 2002
Source: Statistics Norway, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2002
Germany
PC usage by age and gender (%), 2005
Internet usage in 2002 and 2005 by age and gender (%)
Frequency of internet usage in 2004 & 2005 by gender (%)
E-Commerce (of selected goods & services) by gender (%), 2005
Source: Federal Statistics Office of Germany, Information technology in enterprises and households, 2005, Feb. 2006
Internet users by gender and age (%), 2003
Usage of online services by gender in (%) of the internet users, 2003
Source: TNS Infratest Business Intelligence, Monitoring Information Economics, April 2004
Greece
Internet penetration by gender, 2006
Source: Institute for Communications
Internet use by gender, June 2001
Source: GRNET SA/General Secretariat of Industry of Greece, National Survey on the Use of Personal Computers, Internet & Mobile Telephony in Greece 2001
Honduras
Indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by individuals, by sex, 2005
Source: ECLAC, OSILAC, Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Hungary
Women’s participation in college and university education by area of training, 2002/2003 (%)
Source: Ministry of Employment and Labour, Equal Community Initiative Programme, Hungary 2004-2006
Iceland
Individuals’ use of a computer and the Internet, 2002-2006
Place of Individuals’ use of computer and the Internet, 2002-2006
Frequency in the use of computers and the Internet, 2003-2006
Purpose of individuals’ Internet use, 2002-2006,
Use of a mobile phone by gender, age, residence, education and occupation 2006
Individuals' use of Internet enabled mobile devices by gender, age, residence, education and occupation, 2006
Source: Statistics Iceland
Daily users of the Internet by gender and characteristics (%), 2005
Regular users of the Internet by gender and characteristics (%), 2005
Source: Norden, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2005
India Users in India by Demographic Segment (%), 2006 Enrolment trend of females (per hundred males) in university education in major disciplines of education (1950-2003) Percentage distribution of labour force by educational status, by sex and sector in India (var. years 1972-2000) Labour Force Participation Rates (LFPR) for educated persons by sex and sector in India (var. years 1983-2000) Per 1000 distribution of persons of age 15-29 years who received formal vocational training by field of training (2004-2005) Graduate and above for 20-24 and 25-29 age groups by sex and percent graduates in different categories, 2001 IT Statistics for Women in India (2001 and 2003) Ireland Households with a home computer by gender (2000-2006) Israel Percentage of women among students in universities and academic colleges, 1985-2005 Japan Internet penetration rate by gender, 2002 & 2003 Internet Usage Rate by Gender (2000-2005) Female Researchers (%), 1995-2006 Number of Working Persons in Information and Communications by Status in Employment, Form of Employment and Sex (2002) Jordan Korea Macedonia Malaysia Percentage Distribution of Jaring Internet subscribers, by gender and age (2002 Malta Distribution of persons who used a computer by sex and age group (2002) Employed women aged 15-64 by occupation, 2005 Mauritius Indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by individuals, by sex, 2005 Mexico Nepal New Zealand Domestic students enrolled by field of study and gender, 2003 Nordic Countries Frequency and Purpose of Internet Use by Nordic Country (%), 2002 Norway Daily users of the Internet in Norway by Gender and characteristics, 2005 Women’s wages as a percentage of men’s wages, by sector, 3rd quarter of 2005 Pakistan Enrolment by sex: tertiary level programs in public and private sector institutions (2003-04) Palestine (%) Households by availability of ICT (Entertainment) Tools at Home by Region, 2004 Panama Philippines Distribution of Graduates by Discipline and Sex, 1997-2004 Distribution of Graduates by Discipline Groups, Sex and Year (1998-2004) Singapore Intake: Universities, Polytechnics, Lasalle-SIA, NAFA and ITE (full-time) by Gender, 1960-2005 Distribution of Infocomm Manpower across Occupational Categories (%), 2004 R&D Manpower by Gender and Type of R&D, 2003, 2004 & 2005 Profiles of Broadband Users by demographics, 2001 & 2002 Labour Force Participation Rate (%), 2000 & June 2005 Enrolment and Graduates by Course & Sex Slovenia Persons according to the fixed telephone household and the personal usage of the mobile phone, 2003 South Africa Female SET enrolments and graduations (2000 – 2006) African Women in Corporate Leadership, South Africa, 2008 National Survey of Research and Experimental Development (R&D), High Level Key Results, (2003/04 & 2004/05 Fiscal Years) Percentage distribution of employed women and men aged 15-65 years, by broad occupational category, 1995 & 2001 Mobile phone ownership by Demographics, South Africa, 2004 Profile of SA’s Internet Users: March 2007 Internet use by Gender in South Africa, 2000 Telephone facilities by population group and gender of the household head (percentage of households), 1996 & 2001 Mobile status (of the interview sample) by gender, 2005 Spain Internet users by age, Spain, 2005 Sri Lanka IT Workforce growth trend, 2003-2008 Sweden Daily users of the Internet in Sweden by Gender and characteristics, 2005 Taiwan Tanzania Mobile status (of the interview sample) by gender, 2005 Thailand Internet Users by Gender (%), 2002 Internet Users by Gender (2001-2003) Gender Equality in Education, female/male ratio (%), 2000 Turkey UK Adults who have ever used the Internet by sex/age, GB (Time frame: July 2000-October 2004) Uruguay USA Doctorates awarded by field of study, 1996-2005 Non-traditional occupations for women in 2007 Internet use from any location by individuals age 3 and older, by characteristics, September 2001 & October 2003 Profile of Online Population, US, 2007 Demographics of Different Groups of Wireless Users, 2008 Typology of Internet Users, 2007 Demographics of Male and Female Internet Users, 2005 Venezuela Yemen Zambia
Demographics: Profile of Online users in India by gender and characteristics (%), 2006
Online Activities/Patterns of Online users by gender (%), 2006
Source: Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Report 2006 Varied Activities of Women Online
Source: IMRB International and IAMAI, Internet in India-2006, Summary Report of I-Cube 2006, Mapping the Indian Internet Space, New Delhi.
Employment in central government over the years in India (1971-2001)
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India,
Selected Socio-Economic Statistics India, 2006
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India,
Selected Socio-Economic Statistics India, 2002
Source: National Sample Survey Organization, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India,
Status of Education and Vocational Training in India, December 2006
Population attending educational institution by completed education level, age and sex, 2001
Work participation rate by gender (for total, main and marginal workers), 2001
Literates and Literacy rates by gender (rural & urban), 2001
Source: Office of the Registrar General, Census of India 2001
Source: Indian Institute of Information Technology, IIavarasan, Vigneswara P, Is Information Technology Workplace Equal for Women?
Households with a home computer by gender (1998-2004)
Households with an internet connection via personal computer (1998-2004)
Computer and internet usage for persons aged 16-74 (2003-2004)
Source: Central Statistics Office Ireland, Information Society Statistics – Ireland 2004
Households with an internet connection via personal computer (2000-2006)
Computer and internet usage for persons aged 16-74 (2003-2006) (compilation)
Total number of higher education students in computing classified by sex, 2001-2004
Total number of higher education students classified by sex, 2001-2004
Source: Government of Ireland, Central Statistics Office, Information Society and Telecommunications, 2006
ICT Usage by Gender (2003)
Source: e-Living Consortium and ICTAF, Gender and ICTs: Implications for Policy and Strategy
Percentage of women among first degree students in universities and academic colleges by field of study, 2005
Employed persons by occupation, (%), 1995 & 2005
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel, Women and Men in Israel 1985-2005, Statistilite No. 67
Trends in no. of Internet users and diffusion rate of the internet, 2005
Internet usage rate by Gender and Age, 2005
Internet usage rate *compilation by Gender, 2002-2005
Usage rate of Mobile phone and PC by age and gender, 2005
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan, Telecommunications Usage Trend Survey for 2005
Source: Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT),
Communications Usage Trend Survey in 2003
Internet Usage Rate by Gender for PC Internet and Mobile Internet, 2005
Source: World Internet Project (WIP) Japan National Survey
Source: Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications,
Survey of Research and Development (R&D), 2004, 2005 & 2006
Home Workers by Type of Business and Gender (2001)
Average Hours Spent Daily on the Internet and Participation Rate by Day of the Week, Age and Gender (2001)
Source: Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications
Various data compilations from source report which include:
Female employment in ICT (%), ICT Employment by Sector & Gender (%), Female education in ICT (2001),
Internet users by gender (%), Women in ICT by Position (%)
Source: UNIFEM and CISCO, Jordanian Women in the ICT Space, Executive Summary Report, 2004.
Internet usage by gender (%) (2001-2006)
Internet usage by age and gender (2004)
Gender composition of the internet user (2004-2006)
Internet Access Device (desktop, notebook, mobile (portable/PDA/smart/etc) phone, game console, TV
with Internet capability, others, 2006
Internet Access Location, 2006
Weekly Internet Access Hours, 2006
E-mail Account Ownership, 2006
Internet Shopping Usage Rate (%), (Internet users over 12), 2006
Wireless Internet use rate by gender and age (2002-2005)
Wireless Internet using experience by gender, age (%) (2004-2005)
Computer & Internet Usage Behaviour/Patterns (2004):
Average computer usage time per week by gender, age, occupation (%, hours), 2004
Reasons for using a computer by gender, age, occupation (multiple responses), 2004
Average Internet access time per week by gender and age, 2004
Primary place of internet access by gender and age (%), 2004
Reasons for using the Internet by gender and age (multiple responses), 2004
Percentage of internet shoppers by gender and age (%), 2004
Usage Statistics (2004):
E-mail usage by gender and age (%), 2004
Computer Usage by gender (%), 2004
Source: Ministry of Information and Communication, NIDA, Survey on the Computer and Internet Usage, various surveys: 2004-9, 2006-2, 2006-8, 2005
Computer and Internet users by gender and frequency, 2004 & 2006
ICT Technologies by individuals by sex, 1st quarter of 2006
Source: Republic of Macedonia, State Statistical Office, Usage of Information—
Technologies in Households and by Individuals, 2006
Distribution of household users of the Internet by gender, 2005
Distribution of household users of the Internet by age category, 2005
Distribution household users of the Internet by other variables
Source: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC),
Household Use of the Internet Survey 2005 (HUIS 2005)
Internet use by gender and age (2002)
Distribution of Jaring female Internet subscribers, by occupation (2002)
Source: MIMOS, The 2002 Internet Subscriber Study
Computer usage by gender and age, 2005
Frequency of computer use by gender and age, 2005
Location of computer use by gender and age, 2005
Internet usage by gender and age, 2005
Frequency of Internet use by gender and age, 2005
Location of computer use by gender and age, 2005
Main purposes of internet activity by gender and age, 2005
National Statistics Office, Malta, Survey on ICT usage by households and individuals, 2005
Distribution of computer users who used the Internet at least once during reference period, by sex and age (2002)
Source: National Statistics Office, Malta, Survey on ICT Usage in Households, 2002
Average gross annual salary of full-time employees by gender and occupation: 2005
Persons aged 15+ by highest level of education successfully completed by gender: 2000-2005
Employment status of women aged 15-64 by highest level of education successfully completed, 2005
Source: National Statistics Office, Malta, Library and Information Unit, News Release: International Women’s Day,
Date: 8 March 2007, No.:37/2007
Internet users between by gender, Growth of Internet access from home by gender (2000 & 2002)
Internet access from home by age, Growth in Internet use by age (2000 & 2002)
Internet access by educational level, Growth in Internet access among users according to educational level (2000 & 2002)
Home Computer & Home Internet Connection (2002), Distribution of Computer users (2000 & 2002)
Growth in male & female computer users (2000 & 2002), Growth in computer users by age (2000 & 2002)
Growth in computer users by educational qualifications attained (2000 & 2002)
Source: National Computer Board, Mauritius, ICT Penetration within the Mauritian Society, Feb-03
Internet users in Mexico by Gender (%), 2003-2006
Internet users in Mexico by Age (%), 2002-2006
Internet users by Access locations (%), 2006
Total Internet users in Mexico, 2002-2006
Exposure to Media by Gender (%), 2005
Source: AMIPCI, various internet surveys (2002-2006)
Lifetime exposure to television, radio, newspaper, and the Internet among urban youth by sex and marital status (2000)
Daily exposure to television, radio and newspapers among urban youth, by sex and marital status (2000)
Exposure to specific radio stations, television programmes and newspapers among urban youth by sex (2000)
Specific topics learned about on television, on radio or in newspapers by urban youth, by sex and marital status (2000)
Source: Shyam Thapa and Vinod Mishra, Mass Media Exposure among Urban Youth in Nepal, Asia-Pacific Population Journal, March 2003
Individual Internet Use, Aged 15 years and over, Last 12 months, December 2006 quarter
Individual Online Purchases, Aged 15 years and over, Last 12 months, December 2006 quarter
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Household Use of Information and Communication Technology 2006
Domestic students completing qualifications by field of study and gender, 2003
Post-school Qualification by Narrow Field of Study and Sex by Post-school Qualification Level of attainment, 2001
Source: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, New Zealand
Use of Internet in the last 3 months %, 2005, by Nordic Country
Frequency of Internet users of the Internet %, 2005 by Country
Daily users of the Internet in the last 3 months in Nordic countries by sex and characteristics %, 2005
Regular users of the Internet in the last 3 months in Nordic countries by sex and characteristics %, 2005
Source: Norden, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2005
Access to ICT at home by gender and individual characteristics by Nordic Country (%), 2002
(*includes statistics for mobile phone, computer, Internet, Internet enabled mobile phone and Own Web Pages in the Internet)
Source: Statistics Norway, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2005
Use of computers in the last 3 months by sex, frequency and location (%), 2004 & 2006
Use of Internet, frequency and location of use in the last 3 months by sex, frequency and location (%), 2004 & 2006
Different kinds of Internet subscriptions by: family type, household income, sex, age, education and employment situation, 2006.
Purpose and nature of activities on the Internet in the last 3 months by sex, 2004
Source: Statistics Norway, Use of ICT in Households, 2004 & 2006
Regular users of the Internet in Norway by Gender and characteristics, 2005
Source: Norden, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2005
Source: Statistics Norway
Distribution of Manpower Employed in Software Houses by Occupation and Gender (2000-2001)
Source: Pakistan Manpower Institute (Athar Mahmood Khan, Quamar Ali Shah), Study on Impact of Information Technology On Decent Work in Pakistan, Government of Pakistan, December 2004.
Enrolment by sex: in various professional programs in public and private sector institutions, 2003-04
Source: Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, The State of Education in Pakistan: 2003-04
(%) Distribution of Females (15+) by Usage of Computer and Background Characteristics (Age, Educational Attendance,
Labour Force Status, Qualification, 2005
(%) Distribution of Females (15+) by Usage of Computer and Background Characteristics of Head of Household (Sex, Refugee
Status, Region, Type of Locality, Household size, Age Poverty Status), 2005
(%) Distribution of Females (15+) by Usage of the Internet and Background Characteristics (Age, Educational Attendance, Labour
Force Status, Qualification, 2005
(%) Distribution of Females (15+) by Usage of the Internet and Background Characteristics of Head of Household (Sex, Refugee
Status, Region, Type of Locality, Household size, Age Poverty Status), 2005
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Women Empowerment in ICT Sector Survey-2005, January 2006.
(%) Distribution of Persons (10+) by Usage of the Computer, Sex and Region, 2004
(%) Distribution of Persons (10+) who use the Computer, by Knowledge of the Internet, Sex and Region, 2004
(%) Distribution of Persons (10+) who use the Computer, by Place of usage, Sex and Region, 2004
(%) Distribution of Persons (10+) who use the Computer, by Purpose of Use, Sex and Region, 2004
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,
Indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by individuals, by sex, 2005
Source: ECLAC, OSILAC, Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Internet Users by Gender (%), 2003
Source: DigitalFilipino, The Filiipino Internet User, Part 2.
Ratio of Boys to Girls in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education, 1993-2004
Ratio of Literate Females to Males, 15-24 years old, various years
Share of Women in Wage Employment in non-agricultural Sector, 1990-2003
Proportion of Seats held by Women in National Parliament, various years
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board, Millennium Development Goals
Distribution of Employed Women and Men, by occupation and sex, 2003 & 2004 (numbers in thousands)
Employed Persons by Highest Grade Completed, by occupation and sex, 2002, 2003 & 2004 (%)
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board, Women and Men in the Philippines
Resident University Graduates by Field of Study and Sex, 2005 (%)
Resident University Graduates by Field of Study and Age Group (Males/1000 females) (%) 2005
Source: Statistics Singapore Newsletter, Sept. 2006, Gender Differentials in Fields of Study among Graduates
Intake, enrolment and graduates of ITE by Gender and Course (full-time), 2005
Source: Statistics Singapore, Key Stats, Education, 2006
Profile of Infocomm Manpower by Gender (%), 2000-2005
Profile of Employed Labour Force and Infocomm Manpower by Gender (%), 2004
Source: IDA Singapore, Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower for 2004 & 2005
Source: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, National Survey of R&D in Singapore, 2003, 2004 & 2005
Source: Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore, Annual Survey on Infocomm Manpower (2001 & 2002)
Persons Aged 15 years and over by Sex and Activity Status, 2000 & June 2005
Source: Singapore Department of Statistics, Keystats, General Household Survey
Gender Differentials in Fields of Study among Graduates (Singapore 2005)
Infocomm Employment by Gender (2004)
Labour Force Statistics 2005
R&D Employment by Gender (Singapore)
Internet users by sex, age and education, Slovenia 2004
Student enrolment in vocational colleges by study programs and grades, 2006/07
Tertiary education graduates by sex and type of program completed, 2005
Source:
Source: Vasja Vehovar, Eva Belak, Zenel Batagelj, and Sanja Cikic, Mobile Phone Surveys: The Slovenian Case Study, 2004. (Based on data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia)
Women Researchers as a percentage of total researchers (headcount) per sector, 2003 & 2004
Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa
Availability of graduates in all fields per population group and gender (1994, 1999 and 2004)
Availability of graduates in all fields per population group
(1994, 1999 and 2004)
Availability of graduates in all fields per gender (1994, 1999 and 2004)
Availability of doctoral graduates in all fields by population group and gender (1994, 1999 and 2004)
Availability of doctoral graduates in all fields by population group (1994, 1999 and 2004)
Availability of doctoral graduates in all fields per gender
Availability of engineers per population group and gender
R&D in South Africa by Indicators, 2001-02 to 2004-05
Source: South African Science and Technology Indicators, 2008Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa
Source: The Businesswomen's Association, BWA South African Women in Corporate Leadership, Census 2008
Source: Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
Source: Statistics South Africa, Women and Men in South Africa: Five Years On, Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General, 2002
Source: Research ICT Africa RIA!, Towards an e-Index for South Africa: Measuring household and individual access and usage of ICT
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings and Online Publishers Association SA, February 2007
Source: Webcheck, Project SA Web User Study, November 2000
Source: Statistics South Africa, Census 2001: Primary tables South Africa, Census ’96 and 2001 Compared
Source: Vodafone, Africa: The Impact of Mobile Phones, The Vodafone Policy Paper Series • Number 2 • March 2005
Internet users by gender, 2001-2006
Internet users by gender, 1997-2005
Source:, May, 2006
Source: Red.es, Perfil de los internautas españoles, secundo semestre de 2005.
Some key statistics on the computer literacy, use of home computers, e-mail and internet service in Sri Lanka: 2004
Percentage of Women by Major Occupational Category, 1975-2002
Educational attainment of the population (30 yrs. and over), 1963, 1994 & 2000
Source: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka
Female Participation in IT Workforce
Source: Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Association (SLICTA), Rising Demand:The increasing demand for IT workers spells a challenging opportunity for the IT industry, April 2007
Persons who use the Internet both at home and via mobile connection
Persons who use the Internet at home but not via mobile connection
Persons who use the Internet only via mobile connection
Persons who use the Internet at home but not in school or at work
Persons who use the Internet at home and in school or at work
Persons who do not use the Internet at home but in school or at work
Persons who use the Internet by and large every day or at least every week
Persons who bought or ordered products or services via the Internet for private use the past year by what was bought/ordered
Persons who bought or ordered products or services via the Internet for private use the past year
Persons who used the Internet by area of use
Persons who used mobile connections to the Internet by method of connection
Persons broken down by how they use the Internet
Persons by how often they use the Internet
Persons by how often they use a PC
Persons who do not have Internet access at home, by reason
Persons who had contacts with government agencies during last 12 months
Persons who used the Internet for certain leisure activities
Persons who replaced other ways to communicate with IP telephony or video conversations
Persons who use the Internet for certain activities instead of using "traditional" methods
Source: Statistics Sweden, ICT Usage in Households, 2008
Regular users of the Internet in Sweden by Gender and characteristics, 2005
Source: Norden, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Information Society Statistics, 2005
Estimated Population of Internet Users in Taiwan (%), 2004 & 2005
Percentage of Internet Users by Age Group, 2004 & 2005
Estimated Penetration Rate of Internet Users, by Gender for Age 12 and above (%), 2004 & 2005
Gender Difference in Broadband Users, age 12 and above (%), 2004 & 2005
Gender Difference in Wireless Internet Use (%), 2004 & 2005
Gender Difference in Mobile Internet Users (%), 2004 & 2005
Source: Taiwan Network Information Centre (TWNIC), Internet Broadband Usage in Taiwan: Internet Broadband Usage Adoption in Taiwan: An Overview Report, July 2005
Distribution of the currently employed population by: sex, occupation and area, 2000/01
Percentage Distribution of the currently employed population by main occupation and sex, 2001/01
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, Tanzania, Integrated Labour Force Survey, 2000/01—Analytical Report
Source: Vodafone, Africa: The Impact of Mobile Phones, The Vodafone Policy Paper Series • Number 2 • March 2005
Total Number of Internet Users (1998-2004)
Internet Users by Gender (%), 2001-2003
Internet Users by Age (%), 2004
Number of Workforce Attended and Completed IT Training from the Ministry of Labour (1998-2003)
Source: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) and Thailand National Statistics Office (NSO), Thailand ICT Indicators 2005
Internet Users by Age (%)
Source: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand ICT Indicators, 2003
Source: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand ICT Indicators, 2003
Ratio of Female/Male Enrollment in Universities by Field (%), 1993-2002
Labour Participation by Sex, 1996-2004
Women Empowerment
Number of Computer and Internet Users by Gender (in millions)
Source: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), E-Commerce Development and
Promotion Policy in Thailand, 2006
Proportion of computer and Internet use by gender (%), 2007
Computer and Internet use by gender and age group (%), 2004 & 2005
Computer and Internet use by education level (%), 2004 & 2005
Computer and Internet use by the labour force status in the reference period (%), 2004 & 2005
Source: State Institute of Statistics, Turkey. Results of the ICT Usage Survey on Households and Individuals, 2007 and 2004.
Households with access to the Internet, 2002-2006, GB
Households with Internet access by region and type of connection, UK, 2005 & 2006
When adults last used the Internet, by sex and age-group, 2006
Frequency of use of the Internet in the last 3 months, by sex and age-group, UK, 2006
Internet activities of adults who have accessed the Internet in the last 3 months, by sex, UK, 2006
Adults who purchased goods or services over the Internet, by sex, UK, 2006
Source: Office for National Statistics, First Release: Internet Access, Households and Individuals, 23 August 2006
Adults who have used the Internet in the last 3 months prior to interview by sex/age, GB (Time frame: July 2000-October 2004)
Frequency of access to the Internet (for personal use): individual internet access (time frame: July 2000-Feb 2003)
Source: Office for National Statistics, National Statistics Omnibus Survey
Indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by individuals, by sex, 2005
Source: ECLAC, OSILAC, Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
(%) Female share of S&E graduate students, by field, 1994 & 2004
Enrollment status of S&E graduate students, by field and sex, 2004
Source: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2006
Doctorates awarded to women by field of study, 1996-2005
S&E Doctorate awards by selected characteristics of doctorate recipients, 2001-2005
Source: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Science and Engineering Indicators 2006
20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women, 2007
Source: US Department of Labour, Women’s Bureau
Living in a Home with Internet Broadband, Age 3 and Older, by characteristics, October 2003
Source: US Department of Commerce,A Nation Online: Entering the Broadband Age, September 2004
Source: Harris Interactive, Harris Interactive Survey, February-April, 2007.
Degrees of Access, 2008
Mobile Access to Data and Information, December 2008
Home Broadband 2008
Source:: Pew Internet & American Life Project Survey, 2008
Teens and Social Media, 2007
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Survey, 2007
Intensity of Internet Use by Sex, 2005
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, How Women and Men Use the Internet, December 2005
Internet use by sex, 2006
Source: Cámara Venezolana de Comercio Electrónico (Cavecom-e), Estadisticas de Internet en Venezuela
Major Characteristics of Yemeni Internet Users (2002)
Source: UNDP Yemen, Helmi Noman, Technology Analyst
Distribution of students according to the specializations at Yemeni universities
Number of universities, faculties and departments which qualify in ICT specializations
Source: United Nations Economic Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA),
Percentage of [male, female and parent/guardians] parent/guardians who usually read a newspaper at least once a week, watchtelevision at least once a week, and listen to the radio at least once a week, by background characteristics, ZDES 2002
Source: Central Statistical Office, Lusaka, Zambia and ORC Macro Calverton, DHS Ed Data Survey, 2002
