First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Austria
Austria: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 75,286 in 2024. ▼ Falling
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Austria stood at 75,286.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Austria peaked at 86,793 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74,531, in 2022.
That places Austria 14th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86,793 | — |
| 2015 | 86,516 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 82,783 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 80,585 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 77,508 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 75,683 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 79,303 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 78,558 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 74,531 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 76,146 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 75,286 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81,645 | 75,683 | 86,793 | 6 |
| 2020s | 76,765 | 74,531 | 79,303 | 5 |
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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 first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Austria?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Austria was 75,286 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 86,793 in 2013.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,531 in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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