Most Educated in Austria

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Austria

1 Wels 04 35.0%

2 Sankt Valentin 03 35.0%

3 Voitsberg 06 35.0%

4 Wiener Neudorf 03 35.0%

5 Viktring 02 35.0%

6 Sankt Johann in Tirol 07 35.0%

7 Gerasdorf bei Wien 03 35.0%

8 Mariatrost 06 35.0%

9 Purkersdorf 03 35.0%

10 Enns 04 35.0%

11 Kufstein 07 35.0%

12 Laakirchen 04 35.0%

13 Strasshof an der Nordbahn 03 35.0%

14 Lauterach 08 35.0%

15 Imst 07 35.0%

16 Sankt Veit an der Glan 02 35.0%

17 Arzl 07 35.0%

18 Gösting 06 35.0%

19 Annabichl 02 35.0%

20 Gänserndorf 03 35.0%

21 Neunkirchen 03 35.0%

22 Götzis 08 35.0%

23 Knittelfeld 06 35.0%

24 Lienz 07 35.0%

25 Rankweil 08 35.0%

26 Brunn am Gebirge 03 35.0%

27 Ried im Innkreis 04 35.0%

28 Waltendorf 06 35.0%

29 Schwechat 03 35.0%

30 Tulln 03 35.0%

31 Spittal an der Drau 02 35.0%

32 Korneuburg 03 35.0%

33 Gmunden 04 35.0%

34 Hall in Tirol 07 35.0%

35 Hard 08 35.0%

36 Schwaz 07 35.0%

37 Wörgl 07 35.0%

38 Liebenau 06 35.0%

39 Krems an der Donau 03 35.0%

40 Perchtoldsdorf 03 35.0%

41 Bludenz 08 35.0%

42 Sankt Peter 06 35.0%

43 Telfs 07 35.0%

44 Amstetten 03 35.0%

45 Klosterneuburg 03 35.0%

46 Wetzelsdorf 06 35.0%

47 Sankt Leonhard 06 35.0%

48 Straßgang 06 35.0%

49 Stockerau 03 35.0%

50 Hohenems 08 35.0%

51 Innere Stadt 09 35.0%

52 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 05 35.0%

53 Alsergrund 09 35.0%

54 Vienna 09 35.0%

55 Graz 06 35.0%

56 Linz 04 35.0%

57 Favoriten 09 35.0%

58 Donaustadt 09 35.0%

59 Floridsdorf 09 35.0%

60 Salzburg 05 35.0%

61 Innsbruck 07 35.0%

62 Ottakring 09 35.0%

63 Simmering 09 35.0%

64 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 02 35.0%

65 Landstraße 09 35.0%

66 Penzing 09 35.0%

67 Meidling 09 35.0%

68 Brigittenau 09 35.0%

69 Fünfhaus 09 35.0%

70 Döbling 09 35.0%

71 Villach 02 35.0%

72 Hernals 09 35.0%

73 Margareten 09 35.0%

74 Hietzing 09 35.0%

75 Währing 09 35.0%

76 Aspern 09 35.0%

77 Dornbirn 08 35.0%

78 Wiener Neustadt 03 35.0%

79 Traun 04 35.0%

80 Wilten 07 35.0%

81 Andritz 06 35.0%

82 Sankt Martin 02 35.0%

83 Sankt Peter 02 35.0%

84 Eggenberg 06 35.0%

85 Mödling 03 35.0%

86 Essling 09 35.0%

87 Sankt Pölten 03 35.0%

88 Lustenau 08 35.0%

89 Josefstadt 09 35.0%

90 Geidorf 06 35.0%

91 Wolfsberg 02 35.0%

92 Neubau 09 35.0%

93 Steyr 04 35.0%

94 Hötting 07 35.0%

95 Feldkirch 08 35.0%

96 Jakomini 06 35.0%

97 Pradl 07 35.0%

98 Bregenz 08 35.0%

99 Baden 03 35.0%

100 Gries 06 35.0%

The most educated cities in Austria have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Wels leads with 35.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Wels, 35.0% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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