Tertiary education in Salzburg

In Salzburg, 35.7% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Salzburg, 2025 35.7% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.0percentage points 2024: 34.7%
Austria, 2025 37.6% Country total
Position in 2025 134th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Salzburg over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period SalzburgAustria
2025 35.7% 37.6%
2024 34.7% 37.4%
2023 36.1% 36.6%
2022 33.2% 35.6%
2021 33.6%b (break in time series) 34.6%b (break in time series)
2020 32.5% 34.2%
2019 32.8% 33.8%
2018 32.3% 32.7%
2017 31.2% 32.4%
2016 31.5% 31.4%
2015 30.2% 30.6%
2014 29.8%b (break in time series) 29.9%b (break in time series)
2013 21.8% 20.6%
2012 20.5% 19.8%
2011 19.8% 19.2%
2010 19.5% 19.1%
2009 19.4% 18.9%
2008 17.8% 17.9%
2007 18.1% 17.3%
2006 17.8%b (break in time series) 17.5%b (break in time series)
2005 18.9% 17.7%
2004 19.3%b (break in time series) 18.0%b (break in time series)
2003 16.5% 15.7%
2002 15.2% 15.7%
2001 15.7% 14.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 34.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 30.2%, the figure has changed by +5.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Salzburg has the 134th highest value.
  • The figure for Austria in 2025 was 37.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Salzburg
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat