Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 94.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Austria, 2014–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Austria is 94.7%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Austria ranks 27th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Austria, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.6% | — |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.7% | 99.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 35,752 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Austria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Austria was 94.7% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Austria ranks 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.