Graduates in tertiary: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 … STEM in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Graduates in tertiary: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 … STEM was 23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Graduates in tertiary education in STEM fields by sex - per thousand in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 23 for graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 23 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.5, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Graduates in tertiary: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 … STEM in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.5 | — |
| 2015 | 19.4 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 19.6 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.7 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.8 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 21 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 22.1 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 22.3 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 23 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.62 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.16 | 21 | 23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,605 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 23 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2024.
- What is the lowest graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5 in 2014.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is graduates in tertiary education in stem fields by sex - per thousand rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates in tertiary education in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population aged 20 to 29. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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