Workers in STEM by industry and gender 2024

Worldwide, there are more men than women working within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across all industries. In utilities, for instance, almost 40 percent of men were working with STEM, compared to just above 20 percent of women. Worldwide, only five countries had half or more of their female population working in STEM.

Workers with occupations within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics worldwide in 2024, by industry and gender

Characteristic	Women	Men
Accommodation and food	5.2%	8.9%
Administrative and support services	7.8%	18.8%
Agriculture	14.7%	21.7%
Consumer services	9.8%	17.5%
Education	22.8%	35.5%
Entertainment providers	7.8%	14.2%
Financial services	13.4%	24.6%
Government and public sector	13.6%	25%
Healthcare and care services	13.8%	20.5%
Infrastructure	23.8%	37.6%
Manufactring	20.3%	33%
Oil, gas, and mining	21.9%	37.8%
Professional services	19.6%	39.1%
Real estate	5.4%	12.4%
Retail	8%	15.1%
Supply chain and transportation	10.5%	19.7%
Technology, information, and media	22.2%	43.2%
Utilities	21.9%	39.3%
Wholesale	11.5%	20.1%

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Release date

June 2024

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2024

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Average industry values for Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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