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University students, studies

Students in Austria
2023
400 340
Gone up +1.8% compared to 2022

Statistics Austria provides data each semester about students and courses of studies taken at Austrian higher education institutions (public and private universities, theological schools, universities of applied sciences and university colleges of teacher education) as well as data about the origin of students and their parents educational attainment. The legal basis is provided by the Federal Act on Documentation in Education (Bildungsdokumentationsgesetz 2020) and the Regulation on the Statistics of Universities and Higher Education Institutions and on Education Documentation (UHSBV).

The main sources of data are the registers of the higher education institutions and data from the primary statistical survey at the beginning of studies (UHStat1). The key figures are the number of students and courses of studies taken at Austrian higher education institutions.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, University Statistics. Compiled on 18th July 2024.

Date Title PDF download
2023-09-12 file More female, fewer male students in 2022/23
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2023-05-16 file Education increases opportunities on the labour market
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2022-05-12 file Education in Figures 2020/21: more pupils eligible for promotion, higher pass rates at the main date of the "Matura" examinations and more students at public universities
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2025-04-17 calendar-alt Students enrolled - private universities and university colleges 2024/25
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2025-02-06 calendar-alt Students enrolled - Fachhochschulen (universities of applied sciences) 2024/25
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Preview image for 'Education in Figures 2022/23 – Key Indicators and Analyses' Education in Figures 2022/23 – Key Indicators and Analyses

Education in Figures provides a comprehensive overview of the educational situation in Austria.…

05/2024

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Preview image for 'Education in figures 2022/23 – Volume of tables' Education in figures 2022/23 – Volume of tables

This volume of tables, part of the publication Bildung in Zahlen (Education in figures), supplements…

05/2024

48.00

Preview image for 'Education in Figures 2021/22 – Key Indicators and Analyses' Education in Figures 2021/22 – Key Indicators and Analyses

Education in Figures 2021/22 provides a comprehensive overview of the educational situation in…

05/2023

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Preview image for 'Education in figures 2020/21 – Volume of tables' Education in figures 2020/21 – Volume of tables

This volume of tables, part of the publication Bildung in Zahlen (Education in figures), supplements…

05/2022

PDF,  8 MB

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45.00

Preview image for 'Education in figures 2020/21 – Volume of tables' Education in figures 2020/21 – Volume of tables

Statistics Austria draws a comprehensive and objective picture of Austrian society and economy on…

05/2022

42.00

Preview image for 'Education in Figures 2020/21 – Key Indicators and Analyses' Education in Figures 2020/21 – Key Indicators and Analyses

Based on high-quality scientific statistics and analyses, Statistics Austria draws a comprehensive…

05/2022

PDF,  22 MB

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Last updated on 2024-08-29.