Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Sweden
Sweden: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 15.24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.24
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
19th
of 43 countries
All-time high
15.55
in 2024
All-time low
9.18
in 2019
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Sweden, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 15.24 for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Sweden peaked at 15.55 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.18, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 19th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.84 | — |
| 2014 | 12.58 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 10.43 | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 10.4 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.33 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.62 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 9.18 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.57 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.99 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 12.27 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 15.15 | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 15.55 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 15.24 | -2.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 15.24 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.08, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 15.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.66, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.63 | 9.18 | 12.58 | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.13 | 9.57 | 15.55 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 17 Austria 15.54 compare
- 18 Latvia 15.4 compare
- 20 Liechtenstein 15.17 compare
- 21 Montenegro 15.09 compare
- 22 Latvia 14.64 compare
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (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 15.24 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.55 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.18 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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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