Nearly half of Latvia's scientists and engineers are women

In Latvia there were nearly 40,000 female scientists and engineers (36 900), representing nearly half (48.9%) of the total number (75 400).

Latvia's share of female scientists and engineers was larger than Estonia's (47.5%) and Lithuania's (44.4%).

There were 10 regions where women accounted for more than half of all scientists and engineers in 2025. Most of these were located in southern EU countries: 4 regions from Spain, 2 from Portugal and 1 region from Greece. The rem...