Students enrolled in STEM fields - per thousand population aged 20 to 29 by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
158.7
Bulgaria
Lowest
22.5
Malta
Median
75.2
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
405
What the numbers show
Students enrolled in STEM fields - per thousand population aged 20 to 29 is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 158.7 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 22.5 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.2, and the mean is 80.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 914.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 33.8%).
Students enrolled in STEM: per thousand population aged 20 to 29: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 158.7 | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 138.8 | 2025 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 133 | 2025 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 131.5 | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 125.8 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 6 | Hungary | 110.8 | 2024 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 110.4 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 104.9 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 101.2 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 96.8 | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 95.9 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 92.4 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 91.7 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 89 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 85.5 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 83.2 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 75.2 | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 75.2 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 75.2 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 68.3 | 2025 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 64.8 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 64.6 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Montenegro | 63.7 | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 24 | Ireland | 61.9 | 2024 | up 914.8% | rising |
| 25 | Türkiye | 61.7 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 61.5 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 27 | France | 55.1 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 49.6 | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 49.5 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 45.6 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 44.4 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 43.2 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 42.7 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 27.7 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 22.5 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |