Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria

Austria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 202,439 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
202,439 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 187 countries
All-time high
202,919 number
in 2017
All-time low
42,231 number
in 1971
Years of data
34
1971–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria, 1971–2018

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1971199420181971: 42.2k number1972: 45.2k number1973: 48.5k number1974: 51.3k number1975: 53.3k number1976: 60.2k number1977: 64.3k number1978: 66.8k number1979: 70.4k number1980: 74.8k number1981: 79.3k number1982: 80.5k number1983: 82.2k number1984: 86.0k number1985: 91.2k number1986: 94.6k number1987: 98.1k number1988: 102.0k number1989: 104.6k number1990: 108.0k number1991: 111.8k number1992: 116.6k number1993: 118.4k number1994: 120.4k number1995: 122.1k number1996: 123.3k number1997: 123.4k number1998: 125.8k number2013: 196.8k number2014: 196.8k number2015: 199.2k number2016: 202.4k number2017: 202.9k number2018: 202.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 202,439 number for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2018.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria peaked at 202,919 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42,231 number, in 1971.

That places Austria 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Austria, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 42,231 number
1972 45,232 number +7.1%
1973 48,525 number +7.3%
1974 51,288 number +5.7%
1975 53,313 number +3.9%
1976 60,209 number +12.9%
1977 64,262 number +6.7%
1978 66,769 number +3.9%
1979 70,402 number +5.4%
1980 74,782 number +6.2%
1981 79,283 number +6.0%
1982 80,452 number +1.5%
1983 82,224 number +2.2%
1984 85,963 number +4.5%
1985 91,197 number +6.1%
1986 94,622 number +3.8%
1987 98,123 number +3.7%
1988 102,013 number +4.0%
1989 104,551 number +2.5%
1990 107,983 number +3.3%
1991 111,763 number +3.5%
1992 116,612 number +4.3%
1993 118,359 number +1.5%
1994 120,431 number +1.8%
1995 122,145 number +1.4%
1996 123,324 number +1.0%
1997 123,358 number +0.0%
1998 125,824 number +2.0%
2013 196,841 number +56.4%
2014 196,755 number -0.0%
2015 199,235 number +1.3%
2016 202,417 number +1.6%
2017 202,919 number +0.2%
2018 202,439 number -0.2%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 202,439 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,171 number, 2.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 202,439 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 121,099 number, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +56.4% 125,824 number 196,841 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 55,803 number 42,231 number 70,402 number 9
1980s 89,321 number 74,782 number 104,551 number 10
1990s 118,867 number 107,983 number 125,824 number 9
2010s 200,101 number 196,755 number 202,919 number 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 51 Romania 247,028 number compare
  2. 52 Belgium 229,059 number compare
  3. 53 Nepal 206,617 number compare
  4. 55 Uzbekistan 201,940 number compare
  5. 56 Dominican Republic 200,577 number compare
  6. 57 Yemen 187,439 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More reference data data for Austria

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria was 202,439 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 202,919 number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 42,231 number in 1971.
How does Austria rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Austria ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number/austria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number/austria/">Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Austria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.