Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 4.71% to 26.7% in Austria in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Austria reached an all time high of 26.7% in 2016 and an all time low of 11.4% in 2007. When compared to Austria's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Germany amounted to 21.1%, 22.1% in Hungary, 16.4% in Italy and 30.6% in Switzerland in 2016.
Austria has been ranked 21st within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.8% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 24.6% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.8% | 30.6% | 31.6% | 31.9% | 33.3% | ||||||||
| Czechia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.6% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 17.4% | 18.4% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.9% | 26.4% | 27.4% | 28.7% | 29.8% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.8% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 22.2% | 19.5% | ||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.9% | 19.0% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 21.7% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.0% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 15.3% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.3% | 22.4% | 23.8% | 24.9% | 26.2% | ||||||||
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.7% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 18.6% | 18.8% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.7% | 24.3% | 26.1% | 27.2% | 28.0% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.8% | 23.2% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 27.8% |
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