Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria
Austria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Austria peaked at 9.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2019.
That places Austria 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 5.8% | — |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -43.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Austria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 178,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0194 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 190,250 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 5.3% 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 9.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 69th 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 down 10.2%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release