Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Spain
Spain: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 12.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 12.09 for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Spain peaked at 12.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2014.
Spain ranks 30th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.5 | — |
| 2015 | 9.2 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 9.05 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.68 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 10.15 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 10.33 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.89 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.73 | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 12 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 11.22 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 12.02 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 12.09 | +0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 12.09 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.08, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Spain's 12.09 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.66, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.48 | 8.5 | 10.33 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.49 | 9.89 | 12.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (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 12.09 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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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