Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus ranks slightly above the European Union average for the share of women employed in engineering and science, Eurostat said on Wednesday. Cyprus recorded 42.3%, compared with the EU average of 40.5%.
Cyprus compared with EU member states
The highest shares of women employed in engineering and science were recorded in Latvia at 50.9% and Denmark at 48.8%. Finland and Hungary had the lowest proportions, at 30.7% and 31.7% respectively.
EU totals and growth over two decades
The number of women working in engineering and science in the EU has more than doubled in the past two decades, reaching 7.9 million in 2024. In 2008, the figure stood at 3.4 million.
Differences by sector
At EU level, women in engineering and science were more often employed in knowledge-intensive services, at 45.1%, and in the broader service sector. The shares were lower in manufacturing, at 22.4%, and in other activities, at 23.6%.
Broader gender equality indicators in Cyprus
Although Cyprus has a higher proportion of women working in engineering and technology than the EU average, it ranks last in the EU in overall gender equality, according to the most recent official gender equality index. Gender disparities persist in low-paid work, with 33% of women earning two-thirds or less of the national median income, compared with 14% of men.
Pay gap measures
The gender pay gap has not significantly changed in recent years. On average, women in couples earn 69% of their partner’s earnings, while men earn 51% more than their partners, with no relevant changes reported in the last decade.
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