Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lithuania
Lithuania: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 30.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania stood at 30.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania peaked at 38.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2013.
Lithuania ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.6% | — |
| 2000 | 36.5% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 32.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.4% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 29.9% | 31.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania was 30.0% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Lithuania ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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