Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Latvia
Latvia: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.6%
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2024
All-time low
10.2%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Latvia, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Latvia stood at 14.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Latvia peaked at 14.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2015.
That places Latvia 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 13 Austria 15.3% compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 15.2% compare
- 15 Montenegro 15.1% compare
- 17 Malta 14.6% compare
- 18 Slovenia 14.1% compare
- 19 Switzerland 13.2% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,966 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Latvia?
- Female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Latvia was 14.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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