Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 29.2% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Austria peaked at 29.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2015.
That places Austria 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Austria?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Austria was 29.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Austria ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release