Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 24.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 24.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 25.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2015.
Austria ranks 72nd of 122 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24.0% | — |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.0% | 22.4% | 25.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 69 Bangladesh 25.2% compare
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.8% compare
- 71 Germany 24.8% compare
- 73 Switzerland 24.4% compare
- 74 Ghana 24.2% compare
- 75 Algeria 24.2% compare
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 178,252 (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 24.5% 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 25.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 72nd out of 122 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 1.7%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release