Austria vs Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Austria
24.5%
in 2024
Germany
24.8%
in 2024
Austria rank
72nd
Germany rank
71st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 24.8% against 24.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 71st of 122 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.9% | 24.9% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 26.4% | 1.9% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 24.8% against 24.5% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Austria and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 71st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release