Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.9% 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 5.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 6.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2007.
That places Austria 43rd 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 5.9% 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 6.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2007.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 43rd 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 18.5%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release