Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Portugal
Portugal: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.0%
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
25th
of 33 countries
All-time high
15.1%
in 2015
All-time low
10.1%
in 2022
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Portugal, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.0% for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Portugal peaked at 15.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2022.
That places Portugal 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.2% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 52,131 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Portugal?
- Female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Portugal was 12.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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