Students enrolled in STEM: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 in Spain
Spain: Students enrolled in STEM: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 was 42.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students enrolled in STEM fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 42.7 for students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Spain peaked at 45.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.3, in 2014.
Spain ranks 33rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students enrolled in STEM: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.3 | — |
| 2015 | 34.1 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 34.4 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.9 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 38.3 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.2 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 37 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 44.3 | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 45.1 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 43.5 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 44.6 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 42.7 | -4.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 42.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.2, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Spain's 42.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.75, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.03 | 33.3 | 38.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.87 | 37 | 45.1 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Spain?
- Students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Spain was 42.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3 in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students enrolled in STEM fields - per thousand population aged 20 to 29. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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