Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Austria stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Austria peaked at 7.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2020.
Austria ranks 82nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.1% | — |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 arts in Austria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Austria was 5.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Austria ranks 82nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release