Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Austria
Austria: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 15.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Austria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Austria recorded 15.54 for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Austria peaked at 15.54 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.95, in 2013.
Austria ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.95 | — |
| 2014 | 11.3 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.67 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 12.1 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.35 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.75 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 12.99 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 13.47 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 14.03 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 14.28 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.81 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 15.31 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 15.54 | +1.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 15.54 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.08, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 15.54 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.66, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.02 | 10.95 | 12.99 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.57 | 13.47 | 15.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Austria?
- Female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Austria was 15.54 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.54 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.95 in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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