Tertiary education, academic staff in Austria
Austria: Tertiary education, academic staff was 45.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Austria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Austria stood at 45.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Austria peaked at 45.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1972.
Austria ranks 80th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 14.7% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.7% | 27.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.1% | 33.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 37.7% | 42.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.7% | 45.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.75 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Austria?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Austria was 45.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Austria ranks 80th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.