Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 11.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 11.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2014.
That places Austria 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.6% | — |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 11.0% | 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 in Austria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria was 11.0% 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 11.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 69th 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 up 68.6%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release