Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Austria
Austria: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Austria is 29.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Austria peaked at 29.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2015.
Austria ranks 89th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25.7% | — |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.3% | 27.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.3% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Austria?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Austria was 29.2% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Austria ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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