Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Sweden
Sweden: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 15.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.6%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 33 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2024
All-time low
9.2%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Sweden, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 15.6% for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Sweden peaked at 15.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 12th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 9.6% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 9 Türkiye 17.3% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 16.9% compare
- 11 Poland 15.7% compare
- 13 Austria 15.3% compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 15.2% compare
- 15 Montenegro 15.1% compare
More education data for Sweden
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Sweden?
- Female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Sweden was 15.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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