Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain
Spain: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 27.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 27.2% for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain peaked at 32.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2023.
Spain ranks 100th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.7% | — |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.2% | 29.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain was 27.2% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Spain ranks 100th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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