Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Austria
Austria: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 85,533 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Austria recorded 85,533 for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Austria peaked at 97,711 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84,786, in 2022.
That places Austria 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97,623 | — |
| 2014 | 97,711 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96,713 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 93,525 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 91,292 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 88,522 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 86,386 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 89,472 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 89,077 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 84,786 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 87,407 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 85,533 | -2.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 85,533 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Austria's 85,533 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85,533, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93,110 | 86,386 | 97,711 | 7 |
| 2020s | 87,255 | 84,786 | 89,472 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Austria?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Austria was 85,533 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 97,711 in 2014.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,786 in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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