Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.3% 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 6.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 7.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2013.
That places Austria 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, 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 education graduating from in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.3% | — |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5793 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 11.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 340,153 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 6.3% 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 7.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 121 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 16.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release