Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Austria
Austria: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad was 27,110 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Austria, 2013–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2023, number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Austria stood at 27,110 Persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Austria peaked at 27,110 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,386 Persons, in 2013.
Austria ranks 14th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Austria, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14,386 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 16,468 Persons | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 16,441 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17,460 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 18,602 Persons | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 20,787 Persons | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 21,500 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 23,488 Persons | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 24,988 Persons | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 25,865 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 27,110 Persons | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,949 Persons | 14,386 Persons | 21,500 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 25,363 Persons | 23,488 Persons | 27,110 Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Austria?
- Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Austria was 27,110 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 27,110 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,386 Persons in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.