Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria is 6.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 11.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2024.
That places Austria 24th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.0% | — |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 21 Republic of Moldova 7.1% compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.0% compare
- 23 Rwanda 6.9% compare
- 25 Slovak Republic 6.6% compare
- 26 North Macedonia 6.4% compare
- 27 Hungary 6.4% compare
More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (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 6.8% 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 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 24th out of 124 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 23.8%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release