Austria vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Austria
1.06 NPIA
in 2021
Sweden
1.06 NPIA
in 2023
Austria rank
14th
Sweden rank
16th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.06 NPIA against 1.06 NPIA in Sweden, a difference of 0 NPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 32 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.07 NPIA | 1.06 NPIA | 0.0119 NPIA | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.06 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 0.0536 NPIA | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 1.06 NPIA against 1.06 NPIA in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Austria and Sweden?
- 0 NPIA, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release