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European Countries With The Highest Percentage Of Women Scientists And Engineers

It is clear that we still have a long way to go to reach gender equality, yet there were notable exceptions. In six European countries, the majority of scientists and engineers were women: Lithuania (57% female), Norway (53.84%), Bulgaria (53.40%), Latvia (53.08%), Portugal (51.35%) and Denmark 50.43% (just over 50%).

To identify countries in Europe with the highest percentage of women scientists & engineers, CEOWORLD magazine reviewed Eurostat data, amazingly in six European nations, the majority of scientists and engineers are women.

At the bottom of the ranking were Hungary and Luxembourg (both 25.48%), Finland (28.67%), Switzerland (32.72%), as well as Germany (32.87%).

European Countries With The Highest Percentage Of Women Scientists And Engineers

  1. Lithuania: 56.54%
  2. Norway: 53.84%
  3. Bulgaria: 53.40%
  4. Latvia: 53.08%
  5. Portugal: 51.35%
  6. Denmark: 50.43%
  7. Sweden: 48.65%
  8. Ireland: 48.52%
  9. Poland: 48.40%
  10. North Macedonia: 47.76%
  11. Spain: 47.73%
  12. Croatia: 46.12%
  13. Iceland: 45.99%
  14. Cyprus: 45.65%
  15. Turkey: 44.86%
  16. Slovenia: 42.84%
  17. Belgium: 42.82%
  18. Romania: 41.95%
  19. United Kingdom: 41.45%
  20. France: 40.85%
  21. Estonia: 39.38%
  22. Czech Republic: 38.93%
  23. Netherlands: 37.98%
  24. Greece: 38.25%
  25. Malta: 38.06%
  26. Slovakia: 37.62%
  27. Italy: 34.90%
  28. Austria: 33.85%
  29. Germany: 32.87%
  30. Switzerland: 32.72%
  31. Finland: 28.67%
  32. Luxembourg: 25.48%
  33. Hungary: 25.48%

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