Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Austria
Austria: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 44.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Austria, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Austria recorded 44.0% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Austria peaked at 44.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1998.
That places Austria 54th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.7% | — |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 30.0% | 37.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.9% | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.8% | 44.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Austria?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Austria was 44.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Austria ranks 54th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release