Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes was 11.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria stood at 11.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 12.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2007.
That places Austria 38th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 … graduating both sexes in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.6% | — |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -5.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 11.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 8 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria was 11.6% in 2018, 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 12.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2007.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.