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
13th
of 33 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 13th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 10 Luxembourg 16.9% compare
- 11 Poland 15.7% compare
- 12 Sweden 15.6% compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 15.2% compare
- 15 Montenegro 15.1% compare
- 16 Latvia 14.6% compare
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.32 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (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 13th out of 33 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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