Education · 2024

Share of people aged 15 and over with a university, academy or college qualification as highest qualification: ranking of municipalities

Share of people aged 15 and over with a university, academy or college qualification as highest qualification: Gießhübl comes top with 36.3% and Dorfstetten comes last with 2.7%. The median across 1,981 municipalities is 11.0%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Gießhübl36.3%2Lans35.9%3Perchtoldsdorf35.6%

#	Municipality	State	Share of people aged 15 and over with a university, academy or college qualification as highest qualification
1	Gießhübl	Lower Austria	36.3%
2	Lans	Tyrol	35.9%
3	Perchtoldsdorf	Lower Austria	35.6%
4	Klosterneuburg	Lower Austria	35.4%
5	Sistrans	Tyrol	35.3%
6	Stattegg	Styria	35.1%
7	Krumpendorf am Wörthersee	Carinthia	34.1%
8	Puchenau	Upper Austria	32.9%
9	Aldrans	Tyrol	32.7%
10	Maria Enzersdorf	Lower Austria	31.6%
11	Hinterbrühl	Lower Austria	31.4%
12	Graz	Styria	30.7%
13	Lichtenberg	Upper Austria	30.6%
14	Bisamberg	Lower Austria	30.5%
15	Maria Wörth	Carinthia	30.2%
16	Mauerbach	Lower Austria	30.0%
17	Gaaden	Lower Austria	29.8%
17	Mödling	Lower Austria	29.8%
19	Innsbruck	Tyrol	29.7%
20	Laab im Walde	Lower Austria	29.4%
21	Langenzersdorf	Lower Austria	29.3%
22	Tullnerbach	Lower Austria	29.2%
23	Hart bei Graz	Styria	29.1%
24	Elsbethen	Salzburg	28.7%
25	Natters	Tyrol	28.2%
26	Baden	Lower Austria	28.1%
26	Gablitz	Lower Austria	28.1%
28	Purkersdorf	Lower Austria	27.7%
29	Gumpoldskirchen	Lower Austria	27.2%
29	Eichgraben	Lower Austria	27.2%
31	Ottensheim	Upper Austria	26.9%
32	Pressbaum	Lower Austria	26.7%
33	Anif	Salzburg	26.6%
33	Mutters	Tyrol	26.6%
35	Birgitz	Tyrol	26.5%
36	Vienna	Vienna	26.4%
37	Pörtschach am Wörther See	Carinthia	26.3%
37	Breitenfurt bei Wien	Lower Austria	26.3%
39	Brunn am Gebirge	Lower Austria	26.1%
40	Katzelsdorf	Lower Austria	26.0%
41	Maria Anzbach	Lower Austria	25.9%
42	Patsch	Tyrol	25.6%
43	Heiligenkreuz	Lower Austria	25.3%
44	St. Andrä-Wördern	Lower Austria	25.2%
45	Kainbach bei Graz	Styria	25.0%
46	Thal	Styria	24.9%
47	Attersee am Attersee	Upper Austria	24.8%
48	Pfaffstätten	Lower Austria	24.7%
48	Wolfsgraben	Lower Austria	24.7%
48	Wilhering	Upper Austria	24.7%
51	Biedermannsdorf	Lower Austria	24.6%
51	Kumberg	Styria	24.6%
51	Mils	Tyrol	24.6%
54	Salzburg	Salzburg	24.4%
54	Sankt Radegund bei Graz	Styria	24.4%
54	Weinitzen	Styria	24.4%
57	Raaba-Grambach	Styria	24.2%
58	Laxenburg	Lower Austria	24.1%
59	Bad Fischau-Brunn	Lower Austria	23.9%
59	Götzens	Tyrol	23.9%
61	Hausmannstätten	Styria	23.8%
61	Absam	Tyrol	23.8%
63	Eisenstadt	Burgenland	23.7%
64	Hagenbrunn	Lower Austria	23.4%
65	Altenberg bei Linz	Upper Austria	23.3%
66	Neusiedl am See	Burgenland	23.2%
66	Ossiach	Carinthia	23.2%
66	Gmunden	Upper Austria	23.2%
69	Rinn	Tyrol	23.1%
70	Leonding	Upper Austria	22.9%
70	Fuschl am See	Salzburg	22.9%
72	Stratzing	Lower Austria	22.8%
72	Gramastetten	Upper Austria	22.8%
74	Oberalm	Salzburg	22.6%
75	Maria Saal	Carinthia	22.5%
75	Wienerwald	Lower Austria	22.5%
75	Gallneukirchen	Upper Austria	22.5%
78	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Carinthia	22.3%
78	Hagenberg im Mühlkreis	Upper Austria	22.3%
80	Weyregg am Attersee	Upper Austria	22.2%
80	Wildermieming	Tyrol	22.2%
82	Laßnitzhöhe	Styria	22.0%
82	Axams	Tyrol	22.0%
82	Kematen in Tirol	Tyrol	22.0%
85	Kirchberg-Thening	Upper Austria	21.9%
85	Mattsee	Salzburg	21.9%
85	Mieming	Tyrol	21.9%
88	Korneuburg	Lower Austria	21.8%
88	Thaur	Tyrol	21.8%
90	Kaltenleutgeben	Lower Austria	21.6%
90	Puch bei Hallein	Salzburg	21.6%
92	Leobendorf	Lower Austria	21.5%
92	Zirl	Tyrol	21.5%
94	Leopoldsdorf	Lower Austria	21.4%
94	Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel	Lower Austria	21.4%
96	Hennersdorf	Lower Austria	21.3%
96	Koppl	Salzburg	21.3%
98	Gnadenwald	Tyrol	21.2%
98	Völs	Tyrol	21.2%
100	Maria Rain	Carinthia	21.1%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	State	Share of people aged 15 and over with a university, academy or college qualification as highest qualification
1966	Altmelon	Lower Austria	5.0%
1968	Oberhaag	Styria	4.9%
1969	St. Leonhard im Pitztal	Tyrol	4.8%
1969	Tux	Tyrol	4.8%
1971	St. Kathrein am Hauenstein	Styria	4.7%
1971	Prägraten am Großvenediger	Tyrol	4.7%
1973	Vals	Tyrol	4.4%
1974	Altlichtenwarth	Lower Austria	4.3%
1974	Innervillgraten	Tyrol	4.3%
1976	Stall	Carinthia	4.2%
1977	Stummerberg	Tyrol	4.1%
1978	Steeg	Tyrol	4.0%
1979	Gerlos	Tyrol	3.8%
1980	Hippach	Tyrol	3.0%
1981	Dorfstetten	Lower Austria	2.7%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

Share of people aged 15 and over with an apprenticeship, BMS, AHS or BHS as highest qualification

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of people aged 15 and over with a university, academy or college qualification as highest qualification”?

Gießhübl ranks first for “Share of people aged 15 and over with a university, academy or college qualification as highest qualification”, with 36.3%.

What is the median for “Share of people aged 15 and over with a university, academy or college qualification as highest qualification”?

The median across the 1,981 ranked municipalities is 11.0%.