Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Austria
Austria: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 30.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Austria, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Austria recorded 30.3% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Austria peaked at 31.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1971.
Austria ranks 55th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Austria, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +44.3% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +207.2% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +333.7% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 22.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 23.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.3% | 31.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Austria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Austria was 30.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Austria ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.