Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Austria
Austria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 89.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
48th
of 164 countries
All-time high
89.2%
in 2025
All-time low
72.5%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Austria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 89.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Austria peaked at 89.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1981.
Austria ranks 48th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.5% | — |
| 1982 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 89.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.4%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Austria's 89.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.5%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.3% | 72.5% | 77.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 78.1% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 83.9% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.9% | 89.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Austria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Austria was 89.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1981.
- How does Austria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release