Unemployment with advanced education in Austria
Austria: Unemployment with advanced education was 4.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with advanced education in Austria stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Austria peaked at 4.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2002.
Austria ranks 73rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.2% | — |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +43.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Austria?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Austria was 4.1% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).