Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 32.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria stood at 32.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 37.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2024.
That places Austria 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.4% | — |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 34.4% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 32.2% | 35.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 366,649 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4702 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 276,153 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 442,235 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,675 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,077 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 242,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % 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 32.2% 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 37.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 123 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 down 13.5%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release