Students enrolled in STEM education fields - per thousand of population aged 20-29 by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
156.5 Per thousand inhabitants
Bulgaria
Lowest
22.5 Per thousand inhabitants
Malta
Median
75.2 Per thousand inhabitants
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
319
What the numbers show
Students enrolled in STEM education fields - per thousand of population aged 20-29 is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 156.5 Per thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria; the lowest is 22.5 Per thousand inhabitants in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.2 Per thousand inhabitants, and the mean is 81.12 Per thousand inhabitants.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 914.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 31.0%).
Students enrolled in STEM education fields - per thousand of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 156.5 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 140 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 133.3 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 131.5 Per thousand inhabitants | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 125.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 6 | Hungary | 110.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 110.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 104.9 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 101.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 96.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 95.9 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 92.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 89 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 88.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 87.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 83.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 75.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 75.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 66.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 63.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | Montenegro | 63.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 62.9 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 23 | Ireland | 61.9 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 914.8% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 61.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 61.5 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 26 | France | 55.1 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 50.1 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands | 49.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 44.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 44.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 43.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 27.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 22.5 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |