Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Austria ranks 38th of 112 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 35 Thailand 0.9% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
- 39 Croatia 0.9% compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 0.9% compare
- 41 Rwanda 0.9% compare
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release