Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 4.14% to 27.7% in Austria in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Austria reached an all time high of 27.7% in 2016 and an all time low of 11.9% in 2007. When compared to Austria's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Germany amounted to 21.9%, 23.0% in Hungary, 17.0% in Italy and 31.8% 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 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 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 | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.5% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 25.7% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.2% | 32.1% | 33.1% | 33.5% | 34.9% | ||||||||
| Czechia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.2% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 18.0% | 19.0% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.1% | 27.7% | 28.7% | 30.1% | 31.3% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.5% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 20.3% | ||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.6% | 19.8% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 22.5% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.5% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.3% | 23.5% | 24.8% | 25.9% | 27.3% | ||||||||
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.5% | 18.0% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 19.6% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.6% | 25.2% | 27.0% | 28.2% | 28.9% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.9% | 24.3% | 25.3% | 27.3% | 29.0% |
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