Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Latvia
Latvia: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 31.13 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Latvia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 31.13 for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Latvia peaked at 41.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31.13, in 2017.
Latvia ranks 59th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.52 | 36.52 | 36.52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.06 | 32.28 | 41.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.29 | 31.13 | 34 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 56 Canada 31.43 compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 31.28 compare
- 58 Iran 31.16 compare
- 60 Madagascar 31.02 compare
- 62 Lithuania 29.59 compare
More gender data for Latvia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Latvia?
- Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Latvia was 31.13 in 2017, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.13 in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Latvia ranks 59th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.