Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Spain
Spain: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 12.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.0%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
24th
of 33 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2024
All-time low
9.1%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Spain, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 12.0% for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Spain peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2016.
Spain ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Spain?
- Female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Spain was 12.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Spain ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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