Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Austria
Austria: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.3%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
16th
of 41 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2024
All-time low
11.7%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Austria, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 15.3% for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Austria peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2015.
Austria ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.7% | — |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 15.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 15.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.5% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (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 15.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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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