Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
36.78
Romania
Lowest
8.92
Ireland
Median
14.64
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
499
What the numbers show
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 36.78 in Romania; the lowest is 8.92 in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.64, and the mean is 15.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 87.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 48.5%).
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 36.78 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 28.18 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 3 | Estonia | 24.04 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 24 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 24 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 23.91 | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 23.19 | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 22.77 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 21.04 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 19.8 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 18.1 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 18.1 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 17.3 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 16.86 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 15.68 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 15.68 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 15.54 | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 15.4 | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 15.24 | 2025 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 20 | Liechtenstein | 15.17 | 2022 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 21 | Montenegro | 15.09 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 14.64 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 23 | Malta | 14.56 | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 14.26 | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 14.08 | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 13.24 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 12.56 | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 12.53 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 29 | France | 12.48 | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 12.09 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 12.04 | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 32 | Portugal | 12 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 11.98 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 11.98 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 11.51 | 2025 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 36 | Lithuania | 11.01 | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 10.73 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands | 10.07 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands | 10.07 | 2022 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 9.9 | 2024 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 41 | Cyprus | 9.53 | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 8.93 | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 43 | Ireland | 8.92 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.