Austria vs Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Austria
32.7%
in 2021
Belgium
33.5%
in 2023
Austria rank
17th
Belgium rank
15th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 33.5% against 32.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Belgium ranks 15th of 31 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.8% | 30.1% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 33.5% | 1.5% | Belgium |
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 Belgium?
- Belgium, at 33.5% against 32.7% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 17th and Belgium ranks 15th of 31 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release